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

Impact of soil and water conservation technology adoption on smallholder farms in South-Western Uganda

Alice Turinawe
  • Alice Turinawe
  • Department of Agribusiness and Natural Resource Economics, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda.
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  •  Received: 05 January 2018
  •  Accepted: 11 July 2018
  •  Published: 30 September 2019

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