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On Improving Awareness about Crop Insurance in India

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  • Mukherjee, Subhankar
  • Pal, Parthapratim

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  • Mukherjee, Subhankar & Pal, Parthapratim, 2019. "On Improving Awareness about Crop Insurance in India," Review of Agrarian Studies, Foundation for Agrarian Studies, vol. 9(1), July.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:ragrar:308324
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.308324
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