Maize trade and marketing policy interventions in Kenya

Food Security in Africa: Market and Trade Policy for Staple Foods in Eastern and Southern Africa

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 221-251

  Ariga, Joshua ^a,b   Jayne, T S ^b  

^a EGERTON UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84890195478     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4337/9781849806367.00014     Document Type: Chapter

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