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Keeping Top-of-Mind: The Impact of Audio Phone Reminders on Kenya Farmers' Knowledge and Uptake of Drought Tolerant (DT) Maize

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  • Steinfield, Charles
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  • Cai, Tian & Steinfield, Charles & Olson, Jennifer, 2017. "Keeping Top-of-Mind: The Impact of Audio Phone Reminders on Kenya Farmers' Knowledge and Uptake of Drought Tolerant (DT) Maize," 2017 Annual Meeting, July 30-August 1, Chicago, Illinois 258110, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.
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    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.258110
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