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Yield of dreams

Marching west and the politics of scientific knowledge in the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (Embrapa)

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ID8943598
AuthorsRyan Nehring (0000-0002-0867-7820, Cornell University, corresponding author)
Year2016
Volume77
Pages206-217
Publication date2016-11-18
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueGeoforum (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0016-7185 • E-ISSN: 1872-9398
PublisherElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/j.geoforum.2016.11.006
OpenAlexW2554657405
LanguageEN
Citations received24
References cited40

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Citations per year3
Citation span2018 - 2026 (9)
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