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Research Article

Individual and collective factors influencing consumer attitudes and behaviour towards edible insects in Kinshasa: a pilot study

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Article: 2229411 | Received 05 Jul 2022, Accepted 17 Jun 2023, Published online: 27 Jun 2023

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