Research Journal of Applied Sciences

Year: 2014
Volume: 9
Issue: 7
Page No. 402 - 406

Land Tenure and Soil Conservation Practices on the Slopes of Mt Elgon National Park Eastern Uganda

Authors : F. Mugagga and M. Buyinza

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