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Upgrading the Tanzanian Agricultural Commodity Exchange Market under the Warehouse Receipt System: A Review of Forward Market Linkages in Sunflower Agribusiness Cover

Upgrading the Tanzanian Agricultural Commodity Exchange Market under the Warehouse Receipt System: A Review of Forward Market Linkages in Sunflower Agribusiness

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|Sep 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.17306/j.jard.2025.00018r1 | Journal eISSN: 1899-5772 | Journal ISSN: 1899-5241
Language: English
Page range: 317 - 325
Accepted on: Jul 11, 2025
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Published on: Sep 30, 2025
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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