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The Impact of Agricultural Insurance on the Demand for Supplemental Irrigation: A Randomized Controlled Trial Experimental Evidence in Northern Ghana

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  • Kemeze, Francis Hypolite, 2018. "The Impact of Agricultural Insurance on the Demand for Supplemental Irrigation: A Randomized Controlled Trial Experimental Evidence in Northern Ghana," Monographs: Applied Economics, AgEcon Search, number 302442.
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    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.302442
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