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Poor maize productivity in Zimbabwe: Can collusion in pricing by seed houses be the cause?

Handsen TibugariDepartment of Crop Science, Faculty of Life Sciences, Gwanda State University, P.O. Box 30 Filabusi, Gwanda, ZimbabweCorrespondence[email protected]
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Tinei ChikashaAgronomy and Seed Inspection, Seed Co Zimbabwe, Harare, ZimbabweView further author information
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Ngonidzaishe ManyerukeTobacco Industry and Marketing Board, Paradise Food Court, 5400 Off Chinhoyi University Campus, Chinhoyi, ZimbabweView further author information
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Ndabanye MathemaDepartment of Crop Science, Faculty of Life Sciences, Gwanda State University, P.O. Box 30 Filabusi, Gwanda, ZimbabweView further author information
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Joseph P. MusaraDepartment of Crop Science, Faculty of Life Sciences, Gwanda State University, P.O. Box 30 Filabusi, Gwanda, ZimbabweView further author information
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Dumisa DlaminiDepartment of Crop Science, Faculty of Life Sciences, Gwanda State University, P.O. Box 30 Filabusi, Gwanda, ZimbabweView further author information
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Rangarirai MapurangaDepartment of Crop Science, Faculty of Life Sciences, Gwanda State University, P.O. Box 30 Filabusi, Gwanda, ZimbabweView further author information
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Olga MapanjeDepartment of Crop Science, Faculty of Life Sciences, Gwanda State University, P.O. Box 30 Filabusi, Gwanda, ZimbabweView further author information
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Annabel BandaDepartment of Crop Science, Faculty of Life Sciences, Gwanda State University, P.O. Box 30 Filabusi, Gwanda, ZimbabweView further author information
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Cosmas ParwadaDepartment of Horticulture, Women’s University in Africa, Marondera, ZimbabweView further author information
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Fatih YildizFood Engineering and Biotechnology, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, TurkeyView further author information
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Article: 1682230 | Received 17 Sep 2019, Accepted 14 Oct 2019, Published online: 04 Nov 2019

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