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Pro-poor agricultural biotechnology: Can the international research system deliver the goods?

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  • Spielman, David J., 2007. "Pro-poor agricultural biotechnology: Can the international research system deliver the goods?," Food Policy, Elsevier, vol. 32(2), pages 189-204, April.
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