Potatoes in Central Africa: A Study of Burundi, Rwanda and Zaire
- ISBN-10
- 9290601132
- ISBN-13
- 9789290601135
- Category
- Agricultural productivity
- Pages
- 159
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1988
- Publisher
- International Potato Center
- Author
- Gregory J. Scott
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