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

Scaling out control of banana xanthomonas wilt from community to regional level: A case from Uganda’s largest banana growing region

Kubiriba J*
  • Kubiriba J*
  • National Agricultural Research Laboratories, Institute, P. O. Box 7065, Kampala, Uganda.
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Erima R.
  • Erima R.
  • National Agricultural Research Laboratories, Institute, P. O. Box 7065, Kampala, Uganda.
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Tushemereirwe W. K.
  • Tushemereirwe W. K.
  • National Agricultural Research Laboratories, Institute, P. O. Box 7065, Kampala, Uganda.
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  •  Received: 26 November 2014
  •  Accepted: 16 February 2016
  •  Published: 31 May 2016

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