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

Off-farm participation decision and its impact on crop yield in Northern Ethiopia

Berihun Kassa
  • Berihun Kassa
  • College of Social Sciences and Humanities, Samara University, P. O. Box 132, Samara, Ethiopia.
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Bihon Kassa
  • Bihon Kassa
  • College of Business and Economics, Mekelle University, P. O. Box 450, Mekelle, Ethiopia.
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Kibrom Aregawi
  • Kibrom Aregawi
  • College of Business and Economics, Mekelle University, P. O. Box 450, Mekelle, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 13 July 2016
  •  Accepted: 15 November 2016
  •  Published: 28 February 2017

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