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Pesticide handling and human health : conventional and organic cotton farming in Benin

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The future of small farms in Asia

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How does market access for smallholders affect export supply? : the case of tobacco marketing in Malawi

Zant, Wouter - 2016

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African rural livelihoods under stress : economic liberalization and smallholder farmers in Malawi

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Determinants and livelihood impacts of natural resource management strategies among smallholder farmers in Malawi

Koppmair, Stefan - 2016

During the last five decades, policy approaches towards food security have promoted input-intensive agricultural technologies to increase global food production. However, there are concerns about the environmental, social and economic sustainability of this strategy. Environmental degradation...

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