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Rural-urban migration and agricultural productivity: the case of Senegal

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  • Gunjal, Kisan
  • Ndarishikanye, Barnabe

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  • Goldsmith, Peter D. & Gunjal, Kisan & Ndarishikanye, Barnabe, 2004. "Rural-urban migration and agricultural productivity: the case of Senegal," Agricultural Economics, Blackwell, vol. 31(1), pages 33-45, July.
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