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Opinion: the effects of technology adoption on food security: linking methods, concepts and data

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Sumberg, J. Opinion: the effects of technology adoption on food security: linking methods, concepts and data. Food Sec. 8, 1037–1038 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12571-016-0626-2

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