Agriculture Development, Employment Generation and Poverty Reduction in West Africa
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منابع مشابه
Agriculture, growth and poverty reduction
The authors are grateful to the UK Food Group for their additional contributions and comments. The paper reflects work in progress towards the development of new thinking on agricultural policy in DFID. It does not necessarily reflect the views and policy of DFID.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: The Open Agriculture Journal
سال: 2019
ISSN: 1874-3315
DOI: 10.2174/1874331501913010082