Productivity Effects of Biological Control of Maize Stemborer Pests in Kenya: Damage Control Function Approach
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Crop Production/Industries; Productivity Analysis;NEP fields
This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-AGR-2021-11-15 (Agricultural Economics)
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