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Farmers' perspectives on payments for watershed services in Uganda

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  • Geussens, Katrien
  • Van Den Broeck, Goedele
  • Vanderhaegen, Koen
  • Verbist, Bruno
  • Maertens, Miet

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  • Geussens, Katrien & Van Den Broeck, Goedele & Vanderhaegen, Koen & Verbist, Bruno & Maertens, Miet, 2018. "Farmers' perspectives on payments for watershed services in Uganda," Working Papers 276470, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Centre for Agricultural and Food Economics.
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    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.276470
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