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Potential of agroforestry as a sustainable alternative to shifting cultivation: concluding remarks

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Lal, R. Potential of agroforestry as a sustainable alternative to shifting cultivation: concluding remarks. Agroforest Syst 8, 239–242 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00129651

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