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

Farming household food storage, consumption and sales decision making under price risk in northern Uganda

Charles Owach*
  • Charles Owach*
  • Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, P. O. Box 521, Kampala, Uganda.
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Godfrey Bahiigwa
  • Godfrey Bahiigwa
  • International Food Policy Research Institute, Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Office, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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Gabriel Elepu
  • Gabriel Elepu
  • Department of Agribusiness and Natural Resource Economics, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda.
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  •  Received: 13 September 2016
  •  Accepted: 07 November 2016
  •  Published: 31 January 2017

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