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Consumption Preference and Willingness to Pay for Locally Produced Rice in Namibia: Implications for Upscaling Production Cover

Consumption Preference and Willingness to Pay for Locally Produced Rice in Namibia: Implications for Upscaling Production

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|Feb 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.17306/j.jard.2025.00013r1 | Journal eISSN: 1899-5772 | Journal ISSN: 1899-5241
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