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Investigating the impact of information on the efficiency of smallholder dairy production systems in India and the lessons for livestock extension policy

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  • Birthal, Pratap S
  • Hazrana, Jaweriah
  • Saxena, Raka

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  • Birthal, Pratap S & Hazrana, Jaweriah & Saxena, Raka, 2022. "Investigating the impact of information on the efficiency of smallholder dairy production systems in India and the lessons for livestock extension policy," Agricultural Economics Research Review, Agricultural Economics Research Association (India), vol. 35(2), December.
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