Seeding new technologies to fuel old injustices

Development

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 496-503

  Ribeiro, Silvia ^a   Shand, Hope ^a  

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AGROINDUSTRY; FARMING SYSTEM; FOOD SECURITY;

EID: 58449113274     PISSN: 10116370     EISSN: 14617072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/dev.2008.53     Document Type: Article

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