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Engaging and learning with water infrastructure: Rufaro Irrigation Scheme, Zimbabwe

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Engaging and learning with water infrastructure: Rufaro Irrigation Scheme, Zimbabwe. / Chitata, Tavengwa; Kemerink-Seyoum, Jeltsje ; Cleaver, Frances.
In: Water Alternatives, Vol. 14, No. 3, 06.10.2021, p. 690-716.

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Chitata, T, Kemerink-Seyoum, J & Cleaver, F 2021, 'Engaging and learning with water infrastructure: Rufaro Irrigation Scheme, Zimbabwe', Water Alternatives, vol. 14, no. 3, pp. 690-716. <https://www.water-alternatives.org/index.php/alldoc/articles/vol14/v14issue3/640-a14-3-3>

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Chitata, T., Kemerink-Seyoum, J., & Cleaver, F. (2021). Engaging and learning with water infrastructure: Rufaro Irrigation Scheme, Zimbabwe. Water Alternatives, 14(3), 690-716. https://www.water-alternatives.org/index.php/alldoc/articles/vol14/v14issue3/640-a14-3-3

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Chitata T, Kemerink-Seyoum J, Cleaver F. Engaging and learning with water infrastructure: Rufaro Irrigation Scheme, Zimbabwe. Water Alternatives. 2021 Oct 6;14(3):690-716.

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Chitata, Tavengwa ; Kemerink-Seyoum, Jeltsje ; Cleaver, Frances. / Engaging and learning with water infrastructure : Rufaro Irrigation Scheme, Zimbabwe. In: Water Alternatives. 2021 ; Vol. 14, No. 3. pp. 690-716.

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