Agricultural biotecnology adoption in developing countries

American Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 87, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1317-1324

  Qaim, Matin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

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EID: 33745266390     PISSN: 00029092     EISSN: 14678276     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8276.2005.00825.x     Document Type: Note

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