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Sustainable value chains in agriculture. The African Indigenous Vegetables in Southern Nakuru County

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  • Marta Marson

    (University of Pavia)

  • Gianni Vaggi

    (University of Pavia)

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The paper is part of a research project on Sustainable Agri-food System Strategies (SASS). We are grateful to all the participants in the project and in particular to Francesco Rampa, Paulina Bizzotto Molina and Silas Wanjala for their comments. The authors acknowledge the support of the Italian Ministry of Education, Universities and Research (MIUR).The views expressed in the paper are those of the authors.

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  • Marta Marson & Gianni Vaggi, 2019. "Sustainable value chains in agriculture. The African Indigenous Vegetables in Southern Nakuru County," DEM Working Papers Series 174, University of Pavia, Department of Economics and Management.
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