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Estimating Ranchers’ Cost of Agroforestry Adoption

A Contingent Valuation Approach

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Valuing Agroforestry Systems

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Shrestha, R.K., Alavalapati, J.R.R. (2004). Estimating Ranchers’ Cost of Agroforestry Adoption. In: Valuing Agroforestry Systems. Advances in Agroforestry, vol 2. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-2413-4_10

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