Political and economic features of the maize seed industry in southern Africa
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DOI: 10.1080/03031853.2013.798067
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- Kassie, G.T. & Erenstein, O. & Mwangi W. & MacRobert, J. & Setimela, P. & Shiferaw, B., 2013. "Political and economic features of the maize seed industry in southern Africa," Agrekon, Agricultural Economics Association of South Africa (AEASA), vol. 52(2), March.
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