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Determinants of Financial Inclusion among Smallholder Farmers in Zimbabwe

By: Authur Masuka  
Open Access
|Jun 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.17306/j.jard.2025.00016r2 | Journal eISSN: 1899-5772 | Journal ISSN: 1899-5241
Language: English
Page range: 197 - 206
Accepted on: May 20, 2025
Published on: Jun 30, 2025
Published by: The University of Life Sciences in Poznań
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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