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Impact Of Small-Scale Irrigation On Poverty In Rural Malawi

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  • Nyirenda, Zephania Bondera, 2015. "Impact Of Small-Scale Irrigation On Poverty In Rural Malawi," Research Theses 276462, Collaborative Masters Program in Agricultural and Applied Economics.
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    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.276462
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