Determinants for Use of Certified Maize Seed and the Relative Importance of Transaction Costs
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Crop Production/Industries;NEP fields
This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-AFR-2011-08-15 (Africa)
- NEP-AGR-2011-08-15 (Agricultural Economics)
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