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

Determinants of collective marketing and marketable surplus for smallholder sorghum producers in Oyam district, Uganda

Nangobi R.
  • Nangobi R.
  • Department of Rural Development and Agribusiness, Faculty of Agriculture and Environment, Gulu University, P. O. Box, 166, Uganda.
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Mugonola B.
  • Mugonola B.
  • Department of Rural Development and Agribusiness, Faculty of Agriculture and Environment, Gulu University, P. O. Box, 166, Uganda.
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  •  Received: 06 March 2018
  •  Accepted: 19 May 2018
  •  Published: 31 July 2018

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