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Purchasing Behaviour and Relational Contract Decisions of Retailers in Grasshopper Value Chains in Uganda

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  • Donkor, Emmanuel
  • Mbeche, Robert
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  • Donkor, Emmanuel & Mbeche, Robert & Mithöfer, Dagmar, 2021. "Purchasing Behaviour and Relational Contract Decisions of Retailers in Grasshopper Value Chains in Uganda," 2021 Conference, August 17-31, 2021, Virtual 315105, International Association of Agricultural Economists.
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    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.315105
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