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

Adoption of chickpea varieties by smallholder farmers in southern Tigray, Northern Ethiopia

Hagos Kidane
  • Hagos Kidane
  • Tigray Agricultural Research Institute (TARI), Alamata Agricultural Research Center, P. O. Box 56, Alamata, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 24 January 2018
  •  Accepted: 27 November 2018
  •  Published: 31 August 2024

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