International Journal of
Biodiversity and Conservation

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Biodivers. Conserv.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-243X
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJBC
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 679

Full Length Research Paper

Smallholder farmers’ practices and perception of forest, soil and water conservation Technologies in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa

Mulatu F. Zerihun*
  • Mulatu F. Zerihun*
  • Tshwane University of Technology, Private Bag X680, Pretoria 0001, South Africa.
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Zeleke Worku
  • Zeleke Worku
  • TUT Business School, Tshwane University of Technology, Private Bag X680, Pretoria 0001, South Africa.
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Mammo Muchie
  • Mammo Muchie
  • Faculty of Economics and Finance, Tshwane University of Technology, Private Bag X680, Pretoria 0001, South Africa.
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  •  Received: 24 April 2014
  •  Accepted: 30 June 2014
  •  Published: 31 August 2014

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