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Nile perch and the hungry of Lake Victoria: Gender, status and food in an East African fishery

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  • Geheb, Kim
  • Kalloch, Sarah
  • Medard, Modesta
  • Nyapendi, Anne-Therese
  • Lwenya, Carolyne
  • Kyangwa, Mercy

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  • Geheb, Kim & Kalloch, Sarah & Medard, Modesta & Nyapendi, Anne-Therese & Lwenya, Carolyne & Kyangwa, Mercy, 2008. "Nile perch and the hungry of Lake Victoria: Gender, status and food in an East African fishery," Food Policy, Elsevier, vol. 33(1), pages 85-98, February.
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