Journal of
Development and Agricultural Economics

  • Abbreviation: J. Dev. Agric. Econ.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2006-9774
  • DOI: 10.5897/JDAE
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 555

Full Length Research Paper

Crop commercialization and smallholder farmers` livelihood in Tigray region, Ethiopia

Gebreslassie Hailua*
  • Gebreslassie Hailua*
  • Department of Natural Resource Economics and Management, Mekelle University, P. O. Box 231, Mekelle, Ethiopia.
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Kebede Manjureb
  • Kebede Manjureb
  • Department of Rural Development and Agricultural Extension, Mekelle University, P. O. Box 231, Mekelle, Ethiopia.
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Kiros-Meles Aymutc
  • Kiros-Meles Aymutc
  • Department of Dryland Crop and Horticultural Science, Mekelle University, P. O. Box 231, Mekelle, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 22 March 2015
  •  Accepted: 17 July 2015
  •  Published: 30 September 2015

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