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FOOD SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Effects of cash transfers on food expenditure patterns in northern Kenya

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Article: 2149138 | Received 07 Feb 2022, Accepted 15 Nov 2022, Published online: 23 Nov 2022

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