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Farm Productivity and Technical Efficiency of Rural Malawian Households: Does Gender Make a Difference?

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  • Koirala, Krishna H.
  • Mishra, Ashok K.
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  • Koirala, Krishna H. & Mishra, Ashok K. & Sitienei, Isaac, 2015. "Farm Productivity and Technical Efficiency of Rural Malawian Households: Does Gender Make a Difference?," 2015 Annual Meeting, January 31-February 3, 2015, Atlanta, Georgia 196903, Southern Agricultural Economics Association.
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    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.196903
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