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The role of technology in sustaining agriculture and the environment

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  • Aldy, Joseph E.
  • Hrubovcak, James
  • Vasavada, Utpal

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  • Aldy, Joseph E. & Hrubovcak, James & Vasavada, Utpal, 1998. "The role of technology in sustaining agriculture and the environment," Ecological Economics, Elsevier, vol. 26(1), pages 81-96, July.
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