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Cattle are cash generating assets for mixed smallholder farms in the Eastern Amazon

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  • Siegmund-Schultze, M.
  • Rischkowsky, B.
  • da Veiga, J.B.
  • King, J.M.

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  • Siegmund-Schultze, M. & Rischkowsky, B. & da Veiga, J.B. & King, J.M., 2007. "Cattle are cash generating assets for mixed smallholder farms in the Eastern Amazon," Agricultural Systems, Elsevier, vol. 94(3), pages 738-749, June.
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