African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6863

Full Length Research Paper

Household determinants of food security in rural Central Uganda

John Baptist Semazzi
  • John Baptist Semazzi
  • Department of Economics, Uganda Martyrs University, P. O. Box 5498, Kampala, Uganda.
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Moses Kakungulu
  • Moses Kakungulu
  • Department of Economics, Uganda Martyrs University, P. O. Box 5498, Kampala, Uganda.
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  •  Received: 22 May 2020
  •  Accepted: 08 September 2020
  •  Published: 30 September 2020

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