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Revitalising African agriculture through innovative business models and organisational arrangements : promising developments in the traditional crops sector.

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Revitalising African agriculture through innovative business models and organisational arrangements : promising developments in the traditional crops sector. / Ochieng, Cosmas C. M.
In: Journal of Modern African Studies, Vol. 45, No. 1, 01.2007, p. 143-169.

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Ochieng, CCM 2007, 'Revitalising African agriculture through innovative business models and organisational arrangements : promising developments in the traditional crops sector.', Journal of Modern African Studies, vol. 45, no. 1, pp. 143-169. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022278X0600231X

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Ochieng, C. C. M. (2007). Revitalising African agriculture through innovative business models and organisational arrangements : promising developments in the traditional crops sector. Journal of Modern African Studies, 45(1), 143-169. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022278X0600231X

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Ochieng CCM. Revitalising African agriculture through innovative business models and organisational arrangements : promising developments in the traditional crops sector. Journal of Modern African Studies. 2007 Jan;45(1):143-169. doi: 10.1017/S0022278X0600231X

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Ochieng, Cosmas C. M. / Revitalising African agriculture through innovative business models and organisational arrangements : promising developments in the traditional crops sector. In: Journal of Modern African Studies. 2007 ; Vol. 45, No. 1. pp. 143-169.

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