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Technical Efficiency Of Sugarcane Monoculture And Sugarcane- Soybean Intergration Among Smallholder Farmers In Awendo Sub-County, Kenya

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  • Okoth, Ouko Kevin, 2018. "Technical Efficiency Of Sugarcane Monoculture And Sugarcane- Soybean Intergration Among Smallholder Farmers In Awendo Sub-County, Kenya," Research Theses 276446, Collaborative Masters Program in Agricultural and Applied Economics.
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    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.276446
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