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FOOD SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Maize farmers’ adaptation to drought: Do risk attitudes and perceived risk probability matter?

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Article: 2266197 | Received 20 Jan 2023, Accepted 28 Sep 2023, Published online: 13 Oct 2023

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