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Productivity Effects of Biological Control of Maize Stemborer Pests in Kenya: Damage Control Function Approach

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  • Midingoyi, Soul-Kifouly
  • Affognon, Hippolyte
  • Macharia, Ibrahim
  • Leru, Bruno

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  • Midingoyi, Soul-Kifouly & Affognon, Hippolyte & Macharia, Ibrahim & Leru, Bruno, 2021. "Productivity Effects of Biological Control of Maize Stemborer Pests in Kenya: Damage Control Function Approach," 2021 Conference, August 17-31, 2021, Virtual 315385, International Association of Agricultural Economists.
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    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.315385
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