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

The effects of crop market participation in improving food security among smallholder crop producer farmers: The case of Central Ethiopia, Ada’a Woreda

Chalachew Shibabaw Belay
  • Chalachew Shibabaw Belay
  • School of Commerce, College of Business and Economics, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 19 April 2018
  •  Accepted: 16 July 2018
  •  Published: 30 September 2018

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