Assessing the benefits of research expenditures on maize production in South Africa

Agrekon

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 585-597

  Townsend, R F ^a   Van Zyl, J ^a   Thirtle, C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84887117018     PISSN: 03031853     EISSN: 20780400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03031853.1997.9523486     Document Type: Article

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