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Subsistence Production, Markets, and Dietary Diversity in the Kenyan Small Farm Sector

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  • Muthini, Davis
  • Nzuma, Jonathan
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  • Muthini, Davis & Nzuma, Jonathan & Qaim, Matin, 2018. "Subsistence Production, Markets, and Dietary Diversity in the Kenyan Small Farm Sector," Department of Agricultural and Rural Development (DARE) Discussion Papers 279791, Georg-August-Universitaet Goettingen, Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development (DARE).
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    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.279791
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