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Coffee in crisis offers a lesson in resilience: evidence from Guatemala














​Serfilippi E., De Los Rios C. & d’Errico M. 2020. Coffee in crisis offers a lesson in resilience – Evidence From Guatemala. FAO Agricultural Development Economics Working Paper 20-02. Rome, FAO.





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