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Estimating the impact of a credit and technology intervention on farmer maize transactions: Insights from a RCT in Tanzania

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  • Channa, Hira
  • Ricker-Gilbert, Jacob
  • Feleke, Shiferaw T.
  • Abdoulaye, Tahirou

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  • Channa, Hira & Ricker-Gilbert, Jacob & Feleke, Shiferaw T. & Abdoulaye, Tahirou, 2018. "Estimating the impact of a credit and technology intervention on farmer maize transactions: Insights from a RCT in Tanzania," 2018 Annual Meeting, August 5-7, Washington, D.C. 274235, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:aaea18:274235
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.274235
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