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Household-level determinants of adoption of improved natural resources management practices among smallholder farmers in western Kenya

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  • Marenya, Paswel P. & Barrett, Christopher B., 2007. "Household-level determinants of adoption of improved natural resources management practices among smallholder farmers in western Kenya," Food Policy, Elsevier, vol. 32(4), pages 515-536, August.
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