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Measuring and Achieving World Agricultural Convergence

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  • Gong, Binlei, 2020. "Measuring and Achieving World Agricultural Convergence," 2020 Annual Meeting, July 26-28, Kansas City, Missouri 304347, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.
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    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.304347
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