Latest ZEF news no.29 published!
April 24, 2014.
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A ZEF doctoral student from Ecuador reports about his field research in his home country on the impact of <link fileadmin webfiles downloads news zef_news_29_2014 zef_news_29_englisch_jara.pdf download file>rural electrification programs.
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Read how farmers handle <link fileadmin webfiles downloads news zef_news_29_2014 zef_news_29_englisch_mandler_hornidge.pdf download file>transition processes in Central Asia and Caucasus- which has been investigated by a team of researchers on the basis of farmers' diaries in these regions.
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