Productivity gains from prioritising Research and Development (R&D) investment in agricultural policy: Case of South African cling peach breeding
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Crop Production/Industries; Productivity Analysis; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies;All these keywords.
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-AGR-2016-11-13 (Agricultural Economics)
- NEP-INO-2016-11-13 (Innovation)
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