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Measuring the production efficiency of alternative land tenure contracts in a mixed crop-livestock system in Ethiopia

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  • Gavian, Sarah & Ehui, Simeon, 1999. "Measuring the production efficiency of alternative land tenure contracts in a mixed crop-livestock system in Ethiopia," Agricultural Economics, Blackwell, vol. 20(1), pages 37-49, January.
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