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Who should diversify and move out of agriculture? Income portfolios and household welfare in rural Uganda

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  • Kakungulu, Moses
  • Akoyi, Kevin Teopista
  • Van Hoyweghen, Kaat
  • Vranken, Liesbet
  • Isabirye, Moses
  • Maertens, Miet

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  • Kakungulu, Moses & Akoyi, Kevin Teopista & Van Hoyweghen, Kaat & Vranken, Liesbet & Isabirye, Moses & Maertens, Miet, 2018. "Who should diversify and move out of agriculture? Income portfolios and household welfare in rural Uganda," Working Papers 276469, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Centre for Agricultural and Food Economics.
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    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.276469
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