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Book (stand-alone)Mobile technologies for food security, agriculture and rural development
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No Thumbnail AvailableBook (stand-alone)Mobilizing science for global food security. Report of the CGIAR Panel on Proprietary Science and Technology. SDR/TAC:IAR/98/7.1 1998
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