Diversity and profitability of oil palm smallholders in the southeastern Mexican states of Campeche and Tabasco

Agriculteurs et artisans transformateurs, l'autre facette des filières d'huile de palme / Smallholders and artisanal millers: the least known actors of the global oil palm sector. Coordonnateurs : Sylvain Rafflegeau, George N. Curry

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Issue		Cah. Agric. Volume 34, 2025 Agriculteurs et artisans transformateurs, l'autre facette des filières d'huile de palme / Smallholders and artisanal millers: the least known actors of the global oil palm sector. Coordonnateurs : Sylvain Rafflegeau, George N. Curry


Article Number		22
Number of page(s)		12
DOI		https://doi.org/10.1051/cagri/2025019
Published online		17 June 2025

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