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A latent class approach to investigating consumer demand for genetically modified staple food in a developing country: The case of GM bananas in Uganda

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  • Kikulwe, Enoch
  • Birol, Ekin
  • Wesseler, Justus
  • Falck-Zepeda, José
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  • Kikulwe, Enoch & Birol, Ekin & Wesseler, Justus & Falck-Zepeda, José, 2009. "A latent class approach to investigating consumer demand for genetically modified staple food in a developing country: The case of GM bananas in Uganda," IFPRI discussion papers 938, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
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