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

Socio-economics characterization of agricultural farming system in Oromia Regional State of Ethiopia: Case of AGP-II districts participatory rural appraisal (PRA) model

Aklilu Nigussie
  • Aklilu Nigussie
  • Debre Zeit Agricultural Research Center, Department of Agricultural Economics Research, Ethiopian Institutes of Agricultural Research, P. O. Box 32, Debre Zeit, Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia.
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Agajie Tesfaye
  • Agajie Tesfaye
  • Department of Agricultural Economics Research, Ethiopian Institutes of Agricultural Research, P. O. Box 2003, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 12 December 2017
  •  Accepted: 08 May 2018
  •  Published: 31 August 2019

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