The Environmental Impacts of Microfinance: An Empirical Study of Index-Based Livestock Insurance and East African Rangelands
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Resource/Energy Economics and Policy; International Development; Agricultural and Food Policy;All these keywords.
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-AGR-2023-07-10 (Agricultural Economics)
- NEP-ENV-2023-07-10 (Environmental Economics)
- NEP-MFD-2023-07-10 (Microfinance)
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