African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6865

Full Length Research Paper

Rural women’s access to productive resources: Implications for poverty reduction- the case of Gamo Gofa Zone, Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region (SNNPR)

Yohannes Mare
  • Yohannes Mare
  • Department of Rural Development and Agricultural Extension, Arba Minch University, Postal Address 21 Arba Minch University, Ethiopia.
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Gebrerufael Girmay
  • Gebrerufael Girmay
  • Department of Rural Development and Agricultural Extension, Arba Minch University, Postal Address 21 Arba Minch University, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 10 July 2015
  •  Accepted: 25 September 2015
  •  Published: 28 January 2016

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