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

Economic efficiency of smallholder farmers in barley production in Meket district, Ethiopia

Getachew Wollie
  • Getachew Wollie
  • Department of Economics, College of Business and Economics, Samara University, Ethiopia.
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Lemma Zemedu
  • Lemma Zemedu
  • Department of Agricultural Economics, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Haramaya University, Ethiopia.
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Bosena Tegegn
  • Bosena Tegegn
  • Department of Agricultural Economics, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Haramaya University, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 10 May 2018
  •  Accepted: 31 July 2018
  •  Published: 31 October 2018

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