The Impact of Economic Reform on the Performance of the Seed Sector in Eastern and Southern Africa [E-Book] / Elizabeth Cromwell
During the last decade, the seed sector has been included in economic reform programmes in a number of countries in sub-Saharan Africa but it is not clear whether these initiatives have helped or hindered the process of improving small farmers' access to improved seed. This study explores this...
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Personal Name(s): | Cromwell, Elizabeth. |
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Paris :
OECD Publishing,
1992
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83 p. ; 21 x 29.7cm. |
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englisch |
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10.1787/523245475740 |
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OECD Development Centre Working Papers ;
68 |
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Development |
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