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Drawing the road map to rural poverty reduction

P. Njenga IFRTD Co-ordinator for East and Southern Africa, Nairobi, Kenya
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A. Davis International Division, TRL Ltd, Crowthorne, UK
Pages 217-241 | Published online: 26 Nov 2010

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