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THE ROLE OF THE AGRICULTURAL ECONOMIST IN SOUTH AFRICAN AGRICULTURE: Papers read at the annual conference of the Agricultural Economics Association of South-Africa: Cape Town: 25 to 26 April 1984

THE ROLE OF THE AGRICULTURAL ECONOMIST IN AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT

Pages 7-15 | Published online: 28 May 2010

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