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Reconciling food-for-work project feasibility with food aid targeting in Tigray, Ethiopia

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  • Gebremedhin, Berhanu & Swinton, Scott M., 2001. "Reconciling food-for-work project feasibility with food aid targeting in Tigray, Ethiopia," Food Policy, Elsevier, vol. 26(1), pages 85-95, February.
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