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Market access by smallholder farmers in Malawi: implications for technology adoption, agricultural productivity and crop income

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  • Diagne, Aliou
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  • Zeller, Manfred & Diagne, Aliou & Mataya, Charles, 1998. "Market access by smallholder farmers in Malawi: implications for technology adoption, agricultural productivity and crop income," Agricultural Economics, Blackwell, vol. 19(1-2), pages 219-229, September.
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