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Contract Farming Practices and Economic Sustainability in Pyrethrum Farming Cover
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|Jul 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.15544/mts.2025.23 | Journal eISSN: 2345-0355 | Journal ISSN: 1822-6760
Language: English
Page range: 293 - 303
Submitted on: Apr 27, 2025
Accepted on: Apr 30, 2025
Published on: Jul 3, 2025
Published by: Vytautas Magnus University, Institute of Foreign Language
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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