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Exploring decision-making in campaign-based watershed management by using a role-playing game in Boset District, Ethiopia

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  • Assefa, Samuel
  • Kessler, Aad
  • Fleskens, Luuk

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The sustainability of the ongoing national Campaign-Based Watershed Management (CBWM) program in Ethiopia is questionable due to poor planning and implementation practices.

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  • Assefa, Samuel & Kessler, Aad & Fleskens, Luuk, 2021. "Exploring decision-making in campaign-based watershed management by using a role-playing game in Boset District, Ethiopia," Agricultural Systems, Elsevier, vol. 190(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:agisys:v:190:y:2021:i:c:s0308521x21000779
    DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2021.103124
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