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Data note: Spatializing South African agricultural censuses, 1918–2017

Senait D. Senaya International Science and Technology Practice and Policy (InSTePP) Center, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN, USA;b GEMS Informatics Center, University of Minnesota, 248 Ruttan Hall, 1994 Buford Avenue, St. Paul, MN, 55108, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Jan C. Greylingc Department of Agricultural Economics, Stellenbosch University, Administration B building, Victoria Street, Stellenbosch, South AfricaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8692-3193View further author information
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Philip G. Pardeya International Science and Technology Practice and Policy (InSTePP) Center, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN, USA;b GEMS Informatics Center, University of Minnesota, 248 Ruttan Hall, 1994 Buford Avenue, St. Paul, MN, 55108, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8012-1341View further author information
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Helene Verhoefd Statistics South Africa, ISIbalo House, Koch Street, Salvokop, Pretoria 0002, South AfricaView further author information
Pages 328-336 | Received 06 Jun 2023, Accepted 25 Aug 2023, Published online: 14 Sep 2023

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