Pesticide use, production risk and shocks. The case of rice producers in Vietnam

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Pesticide use, production risk and shocks. The case of rice producers in Vietnam. / Salazar Espinoza, César Antonio; Rand, John.

I: Journal of Environmental Management, Bind 253, 01.01.2020.

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Salazar Espinoza, CA & Rand, J 2020, 'Pesticide use, production risk and shocks. The case of rice producers in Vietnam', Journal of Environmental Management, bind 253. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2019.109705

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Salazar Espinoza, C. A., & Rand, J. (2020). Pesticide use, production risk and shocks. The case of rice producers in Vietnam. Journal of Environmental Management, 253. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2019.109705

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Salazar Espinoza CA, Rand J. Pesticide use, production risk and shocks. The case of rice producers in Vietnam. Journal of Environmental Management. 2020 jan. 1;253. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2019.109705

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Salazar Espinoza, César Antonio ; Rand, John. / Pesticide use, production risk and shocks. The case of rice producers in Vietnam. I: Journal of Environmental Management. 2020 ; Bind 253.

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