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An economic evaluation of the Cotton Yield Programme in Zambia

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  • Ngulube, James, 2017. "An economic evaluation of the Cotton Yield Programme in Zambia," Research Theses 276440, Collaborative Masters Program in Agricultural and Applied Economics.
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    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.276440
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