Linking Farmers’ Bargaining Power in Trade to their Plans for Future Economic Activities
By: Isuf Lushi
, Gentjan Çera, Arif Murrja and Sead Ujkani
, Gentjan Çera, Arif Murrja and Sead Ujkani References
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