Drivers of and barriers to adoption of improved sunflower varieties amongst smallholder farmers in Singida, tanzania: A double-hurdle approach

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Drivers of and barriers to adoption of improved sunflower varieties amongst smallholder farmers in Singida, tanzania: A double-hurdle approach. / Tibamanya, Felister Y; Henningsen, Arne; Milanzi, Mursali A.

I: Q Open, Bind 2, Nr. 1, qoac008, 2022.

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Tibamanya, FY, Henningsen, A & Milanzi, MA 2022, 'Drivers of and barriers to adoption of improved sunflower varieties amongst smallholder farmers in Singida, tanzania: A double-hurdle approach', Q Open, bind 2, nr. 1, qoac008. https://doi.org/10.1093/qopen/qoac008

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Tibamanya, F. Y., Henningsen, A., & Milanzi, M. A. (2022). Drivers of and barriers to adoption of improved sunflower varieties amongst smallholder farmers in Singida, tanzania: A double-hurdle approach. Q Open, 2(1), [qoac008]. https://doi.org/10.1093/qopen/qoac008

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Tibamanya FY, Henningsen A, Milanzi MA. Drivers of and barriers to adoption of improved sunflower varieties amongst smallholder farmers in Singida, tanzania: A double-hurdle approach. Q Open. 2022;2(1). qoac008. https://doi.org/10.1093/qopen/qoac008

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Tibamanya, Felister Y ; Henningsen, Arne ; Milanzi, Mursali A. / Drivers of and barriers to adoption of improved sunflower varieties amongst smallholder farmers in Singida, tanzania: A double-hurdle approach. I: Q Open. 2022 ; Bind 2, Nr. 1.

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