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Making index insurance attractive to farmers

✍ Scribed by Anthony Patt; Nicole Peterson; Michael Carter; Maria Velez; Ulrich Hess; Pablo Suarez

Book ID
106467615
Publisher
Springer
Year
2009
Tongue
English
Weight
217 KB
Volume
14
Category
Article
ISSN
1381-2386

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