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: 552

Full Length Research Paper

The role of the rural labor market in reducing poverty in Western Ethiopia

Amsalu Bedemo
  • Amsalu Bedemo
  • Department of Economics, Faculty of Business and Economics, Assosa University, P. O. Box 018, Assosa, Ethiopia.
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Kindie Getnet
  • Kindie Getnet
  • International Water Management Institute (IWMI), P. O. Box, 5689, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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Belay Kassa
  • Belay Kassa
  • School of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness, Haramaya University, P. O. Box 138, Ethiopia.
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S. P. R. Chaurasia
  • S. P. R. Chaurasia
  • School of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness, Haramaya University, P. O. Box 138, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 10 September 2013
  •  Accepted: 27 January 2014
  •  Published: 01 July 2014

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