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GENERAL & APPLIED ECONOMICS

Seasonality and food security among smallholder rural households in eastern Ethiopia: Evidence from panel data analysis

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Article: 2035492 | Received 05 Mar 2020, Accepted 21 Jan 2022, Published online: 12 Feb 2022

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