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Transaction Costs, Input Subsidies, and Climate-Smart Agricultural Technology Adoption: Experimental Evidence from Rice Farmers in Nigeria

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  • Adjognon, Guigonan Serge
  • Liverpool-Tasie, Saweda
  • Dillon, Andrew
  • Bloem, Jeffrey

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  • Adjognon, Guigonan Serge & Liverpool-Tasie, Saweda & Dillon, Andrew & Bloem, Jeffrey, 2021. "Transaction Costs, Input Subsidies, and Climate-Smart Agricultural Technology Adoption: Experimental Evidence from Rice Farmers in Nigeria," 2021 Conference, August 17-31, 2021, Virtual 315157, International Association of Agricultural Economists.
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    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.315157
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