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Assessing the Impacts of Postharvest Storage Technology on Household Food Security: Experimental Evidence from Uganda

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  • Omotilewa, Oluwatoba J.
  • Ricker-Gilbert, Jacob
  • Ainembabazi, John H.
  • Shively, Gerald E.

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  • Omotilewa, Oluwatoba J. & Ricker-Gilbert, Jacob & Ainembabazi, John H. & Shively, Gerald E., 2017. "Assessing the Impacts of Postharvest Storage Technology on Household Food Security: Experimental Evidence from Uganda," 2017 Annual Meeting, July 30-August 1, Chicago, Illinois 258109, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.
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    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.258109
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    1. Dercon, Stefan & Christiaensen, Luc, 2011. "Consumption risk, technology adoption and poverty traps: Evidence from Ethiopia," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 96(2), pages 159-173, November.
    2. Ricker-Gilbert, Jacob & Jones, Michael, 2015. "Does storage technology affect adoption of improved maize varieties in Africa? Insights from Malawi’s input subsidy program," Food Policy, Elsevier, vol. 50(C), pages 92-105.
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