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

Sesame post-harvest loss from small-scale producers in Kafta Humera District, Ethiopia

Desale Gebretsadik
  • Desale Gebretsadik
  • Tigray Agricultural Research Institute (TARI), P. O. Box 492, Mekelle, Ethiopia.
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Jema Haji
  • Jema Haji
  • School of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness, Haramaya University, P. O. Box 138, Dire Dawa, Ethiopia.
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Bosena Tegegne
  • Bosena Tegegne
  • School of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness, Haramaya University, P. O. Box 138, Dire Dawa, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 28 December 2017
  •  Accepted: 08 August 2018
  •  Published: 28 February 2019

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