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Research Article

Stakeholder perspectives on farmers’ resistance towards urban land-use changes in Bahir Dar, Ethiopia

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Pages 25-38 | Received 26 Sep 2022, Accepted 09 Feb 2023, Published online: 22 Feb 2023

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