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Cassava

The Locusts, Drought, and Famine Insurance Crop in Colonial Zambia, c. 1890–1950

Kaluba Jickson Chama
African Economic History, November 2024, 52 (2) 1-25; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/aeh.52.2.1
Kaluba Jickson Chama
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African Economic History: 52 (2)
African Economic History
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1 Nov 2024
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