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Off-farm labour allocation decisions in small-scale rural households in Zimbabwe

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  • Matshe, Innocent & Young, Trevor, 2004. "Off-farm labour allocation decisions in small-scale rural households in Zimbabwe," Agricultural Economics, Blackwell, vol. 30(3), pages 175-186, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:agecon:v:30:y:2004:i:3:p:175-186
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