The Challenges facing West African Family Farms in Accessing Agricultural Innovations: Institutional and Political Implications
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1 : Head of the Rural Transformation and Sustainable Development Unit, Sahel and West Africa Club (SWAC/OECD), 2, rue André-Pascal, 75775 Paris, Cedex 16 ; Tel +33 1 45 24 19 82; e-mail: [email protected] 2 : Agricultural-economist, Rural Transformation and Sustainable Development Unit, Sahel and West Africa Club (SWAC/OECD), 2, rue André-Pascal, 75775 Paris, Cedex 16; Tel +33 1 45 24 17 98 ; e-mail: [email protected]
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