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

Determinants of the adoption of improved faba bean varieties in Enda-Mehoni district, South Tigray, Northern Ethiopia

Hagos Kidane MEZGEBO
  • Hagos Kidane MEZGEBO
  • Tigray Agricultural Research Institute (TARI), Alamata Agricultural Research Center, P. O. Box 56, Alamata, Ethiopia.
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Girma TESFAHUN
  • Girma TESFAHUN
  • International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), International Center for Agricultural Research in Dry land Areas (ICARDA), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 22 January 2018
  •  Accepted: 27 March 2018
  •  Published: 31 October 2018

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