Breaking down silos: On post-harvest loss interventions in Tanzania
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- Joachim Vandercasteelen & Luc Christiaensen, 2020. "Breaking Down Silos - On-Post Harvest Loss Interventions in Tanzania," LICOS Discussion Papers 42020, LICOS - Centre for Institutions and Economic Performance, KU Leuven.
- Joachim Vandercasteelen & Luc Christiaensen, 2020. "Breaking down silos - on post-harvest loss interventions in Tanzania," Working Papers of LICOS - Centre for Institutions and Economic Performance 653201, KU Leuven, Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB), LICOS - Centre for Institutions and Economic Performance.
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TANZANIA; EAST AFRICA; AFRICA SOUTH OF SAHARA; AFRICA; postharvest losses; farmers; maize; training; policies; intervention; silos; storage; harvesting losses; post-harvest maize management;All these keywords.
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