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Does Flexibility in Agricultural Input Subsidy Programs Improve Smallholder Crop Yields and Household Food Security? Evidence from Zambia

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  • Tossou, Dagbegnon A.
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  • Tossou, Dagbegnon A. & Baylis, Kathy, 2018. "Does Flexibility in Agricultural Input Subsidy Programs Improve Smallholder Crop Yields and Household Food Security? Evidence from Zambia," 2018 Annual Meeting, August 5-7, Washington, D.C. 274243, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.
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    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.274243
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