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

Technical efficiency determinants of potato production: A study of rain-fed and irrigated smallholder farmers in Welmera district, Oromia, Ethiopia

Wudineh Getahun Tiruneh
  • Wudineh Getahun Tiruneh
  • Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR), Holetta Agricultural Research Center (HARC), Holetta, Ethiopia.
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Abebe Chindi
  • Abebe Chindi
  • Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR), Holetta Agricultural Research Center (HARC), Holetta, Ethiopia.
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Gebremedhin Woldegiorgis
  • Gebremedhin Woldegiorgis
  • Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR), Holetta Agricultural Research Center (HARC), Holetta, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 10 November 2016
  •  Accepted: 09 May 2017
  •  Published: 31 August 2017

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