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Food Science & Technology

Role of agricultural extension in learning for uptake and intensification of less-practiced dairy climate-smart practices in Kenya

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Article: 2330182 | Received 31 Oct 2023, Accepted 10 Mar 2024, Published online: 22 Mar 2024

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