Journal of
African Studies and Development

  • Abbreviation: J. Afr. Stud. Dev
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2189
  • DOI: 10.5897/JASD
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 238

Full Length Research Paper

Groundwater conflicts or disputes? Experience from Mbarali District in Tanzania

Samwel J. Kabote
  • Samwel J. Kabote
  • Department of Development Studies, College of Social Sciences and Humanities, Sokoine University of Agriculture, Morogoro, Tanzania.
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Johnson L. Gudaga
  • Johnson L. Gudaga
  • Department of Community Development, Amani College of Management and Technology, Njombe, Tanzania.
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  •  Received: 12 May 2018
  •  Accepted: 08 June 2018
  •  Published: 31 July 2018

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