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Land rights, gender equality and household food security: Exploring the conceptual links in the case of India

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  • Rao, Nitya, 2006. "Land rights, gender equality and household food security: Exploring the conceptual links in the case of India," Food Policy, Elsevier, vol. 31(2), pages 180-193, April.
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