Famine in Africa: Causes, responses, and prevention
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- von Braun, Joachim
- Teklu, Tesfaye
- Webb, Patrick
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- Zeller, Manfred & Schrieder, Gertrud & von Braun, Joachim & Heidhues, Franz, 1997. "Rural finance for food security for the poor," Food policy reviews 4, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
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Food supply; Famine; Agricultural policies ; Africa;All these keywords.
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