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Explora: Environment
and Resource Climate change adaptation through indigenous practices in Ebonyi State

Investigation: Loveday Chukwudi Njoku, Ngozi Ekunyi 7. Ihenacho RA, Orusha JO, Onogu B. Rural farmers’ use of
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