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Pearl millet and sorghum improvement in India:

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  • Pray, Carl E. & Nagarajan, Latha, 2009. "Pearl millet and sorghum improvement in India:," IFPRI discussion papers 919, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
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    2. Charyulu, Kumara D. & Singh, N.P. & Shyam, Moses D. & Bantilan, C., 2014. "Development and Diffusion of Dryland Cereals in Semi-Arid Tropics of India — Role of Partnerships," Agricultural Economics Research Review, Agricultural Economics Research Association (India), vol. 27(Conferenc).
    3. David J. Spielman & Patrick S. Ward & Deepthi E. Kolady & Harun Ar-Rashid, 2017. "Public Incentives, Private Investment, and Outlooks for Hybrid Rice in Bangladesh and India," Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, vol. 39(1), pages 154-176.
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    5. Spielman, David J. & Kolady, Deepthi Elizabeth & Ward, Patrick & Ar-Rashid, Harun & Gulati, Kajal, 2012. "Public expenditures, private incentives, and technology adoption: The economics of hybrid rice in South Asia," IFPRI discussion papers 1233, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).

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