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

Assessment of the factors affecting the performance of micro and small scale enterprise: The case of Wolkite town, Guraghe zone, Southern Ethiopia

Deksiso Guye Gelgelu
  • Deksiso Guye Gelgelu
  • Department of Agricultural Economics, School of Agriculture and Natural Resource Management, Wolkite University, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 01 November 2017
  •  Accepted: 16 January 2018
  •  Published: 30 June 2018

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