Use of information and communication tools and services by rural grain traders: The case of Kenyan maize traders

Technology, Sustainability, and Rural Development in Africa

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 152-167

  Okello, Julius Juma ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

^b World Bank consultant   (Kenya)

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EID: 84944064085     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-3607-1.ch011     Document Type: Chapter

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