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Transaction Costs, Institutional Arrangements and Smallholders Participation: Tomato Marketing By Small Producers in India

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  • Vishnu, Kedar & Parmod, Kumar & Neharkar, Pratibha, 2021. "Transaction Costs, Institutional Arrangements and Smallholders Participation: Tomato Marketing By Small Producers in India," 2021 Conference, August 17-31, 2021, Virtual 315151, International Association of Agricultural Economists.
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    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.315151
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