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Diffusion of irrigation technologies: the role of mimicking behaviour and public incentives

Marie-Estelle Binet CREM (UMR CNRS 6211), Faculty of Economics, University of Rennes 1, Rennes, France
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Lionel Richefort CIRAD (UMR G-EAU) and CERESUR, University of Reunion Island, Saint-Denis, FranceCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 43-48 | Published online: 26 May 2010

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