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

Economic profitability and risk analyses of improved sorghum varieties in Tanzania

Aloyce R. Kaliba
  • Aloyce R. Kaliba
  • Department of Accounting, Finance and Economics, College of Business, P. O. Box 9723, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA.
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Kizito Mazvimavi
  • Kizito Mazvimavi
  • International Crop Research Institute for Semiarid Tropics, Matopos Research Station, P. O. Box 776, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe.
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Ghirmay S. Ghebreyesus
  • Ghirmay S. Ghebreyesus
  • Department of Accounting, Finance and Economics, College of Business, P. O. Box 9723, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA.
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  •  Received: 23 March 2017
  •  Accepted: 16 June 2017
  •  Published: 30 September 2017

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