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FOOD SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Determinants of small-scale farmers’ participation in Ethiopian fruit sector’s value chain

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Article: 1842132 | Received 25 Aug 2020, Accepted 21 Oct 2020, Published online: 02 Nov 2020

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