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Improving Diet Quality through Off-Farm Work: Empirical Evidence from India

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  • Dsouza, Alwin
  • Mishra, Ashok K.
  • Tripathi, Amarnath

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  • Dsouza, Alwin & Mishra, Ashok K. & Tripathi, Amarnath, 2018. "Improving Diet Quality through Off-Farm Work: Empirical Evidence from India," 2018 Annual Meeting, August 5-7, Washington, D.C. 274494, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.
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    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.274494
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