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A study on financial opportunity costs of growing local varieties of sorghum in Ethiopia: Implications for on-farm conservation policy

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  • Wale, Edilegnaw, 2008. "A study on financial opportunity costs of growing local varieties of sorghum in Ethiopia: Implications for on-farm conservation policy," Ecological Economics, Elsevier, vol. 64(3), pages 603-610, January.
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