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Trade and Agricultural Competitiveness for Growth, Food Security and Poverty Reduction: A Case of Wheat and Rice Production in Kenya

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  • Gitau, Raphael
  • Mburu, Samuel
  • Mathenge, Mary K.
  • Smale, Melinda

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  • Gitau, Raphael & Mburu, Samuel & Mathenge, Mary K. & Smale, Melinda, 2011. "Trade and Agricultural Competitiveness for Growth, Food Security and Poverty Reduction: A Case of Wheat and Rice Production in Kenya," Working Papers 202596, Egerton University, Tegemeo Institute of Agricultural Policy and Development.
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    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.202596
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