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

Effect of research and development on agricultural sector growth in the East African community

Lawrence Were Ouru
  • Lawrence Were Ouru
  • Department of Economics, Egerton University, P. O. Box 536 Njoro, Kenya.
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Lawrence Kibet
  • Lawrence Kibet
  • Department of Economics, Egerton University, P. O. Box 536 Njoro, Kenya.
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Aquilars Kalio
  • Aquilars Kalio
  • Department of Economics, Egerton University, P. O. Box 536 Njoro, Kenya.
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Naftaly Mose
  • Naftaly Mose
  • Department of Economics, Technical University of Kenya, P. O. Box 52428-0200 Nairobi, Kenya.
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  •  Received: 30 August 2017
  •  Accepted: 09 November 2017
  •  Published: 28 February 2018

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