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

Market channel options for smallholders in dual markets: A case of organic pineapple farmers in Uganda

Harriet Kyomugisha
  • Harriet Kyomugisha
  • Institut fuer Agrarpolitik und Marktforschung, D-35390 Giessen, Germany.
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Ernst-August Nuppenau
  • Ernst-August Nuppenau
  • Institut fuer Agrarpolitik und Marktforschung, D-35390 Giessen, Germany.
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Johnny Mugisha
  • Johnny Mugisha
  • Department of Agribusiness and Natural Resource Economics, Makerere University, P.O Box 7062, Kampala, Uganda.
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  •  Received: 22 March 2019
  •  Accepted: 03 June 2019
  •  Published: 31 August 2019

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