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Relative efficiency of women as farm managers: Profit function analysis in Cote d'Ivoire

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  • Adesina, Akinwumi A.
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  • Adesina, Akinwumi A. & Djato, Kouakou K., 1997. "Relative efficiency of women as farm managers: Profit function analysis in Cote d'Ivoire," Agricultural Economics, Blackwell, vol. 16(1), pages 47-53, March.
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