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Reference list

Place this part in your bibliography or reference list at the end of your assignment.

Template:

Author Surname, Author Initial. (Year Published). Title. [email].

Example:

Gikenye, W. (2014). Organic Farming. [email].

In-text citation

Place this part right after the quote or reference to the source in your assignment.

Template

(Author Surname, Year Published)

Example

I would personally only buy “certified organic” product because I know it has been independently verified.  Unless I was buying from a friend whose farming practices I knew and knew their philosophy (Gikenye, 2014)

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