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Thinking Outside the Plot: Insights on Small-Scale Mechanisation from Case Studies in East Africa

David KahanSocio-economics programme, International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), Addis Ababa, EthiopiaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Roger BymoltRoyal Tropical Institute (KIT), Sustainable Economic Development, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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Fred ZaalRoyal Tropical Institute (KIT), Sustainable Economic Development, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Pages 1939-1954 | Received 15 Apr 2016, Accepted 05 May 2017, Published online: 28 Jun 2017

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