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Agricultural Productivity and Poverty Reduction in Nepal

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  • Satis Devkota
  • Mukti Upadhyay

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  • Satis Devkota & Mukti Upadhyay, 2013. "Agricultural Productivity and Poverty Reduction in Nepal," Review of Development Economics, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 17(4), pages 732-746, November.
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    4. Masako Morioka & Takumi Kondo, 2017. "Agricultural Productivity Growth and Household Food Security Improvement in Nepal," Review of Development Economics, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 21(4), pages 220-240, November.
    5. Ogundari, Kolawole & Awokuse, Titus, 2016. "Assessing the Contribution of Agricultural Productivity to Food Security levels in Sub-Saharan African countries," 2016 Annual Meeting, July 31-August 2, Boston, Massachusetts 235730, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.
    6. Wenmei Guo & Veeshan Rayamajhee & Alok K. Bohara, 2023. "Impacts of climate change on food utilization in Nepal," Review of Development Economics, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 27(1), pages 630-659, February.
    7. Asian Development Bank (ADB), 2013. "Food Security in Asia and the Pacific," ADB Reports RPT135848-2, Asian Development Bank (ADB), revised 10 Sep 2013.
    8. Arash Dourandish & Sayed Saghaian & Naser Shahnoushi Forushani & Nazanin Mohammadrezazadeh & Sina Kuhestani, 2020. "The Relation Between Property Rights, Farm Size and Technical Efficiency for the Developing Countries' Agricultural Sector," Journal of International Development, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 32(5), pages 749-762, July.
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    10. Satis Devkota & Christopher Butler, 2016. "Caste-ethnic disparity in vaccine use among 0- to 5-year-old children in Nepal: a decomposition analysis," International Journal of Public Health, Springer;Swiss School of Public Health (SSPH+), vol. 61(6), pages 693-699, July.
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