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: 552

Full Length Research Paper

The role of the rural labor market in reducing poverty in Western Ethiopia

Amsalu Bedemo
  • Amsalu Bedemo
  • Department of Economics, Faculty of Business and Economics, Assosa University, P. O. Box 018, Assosa, Ethiopia.
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Kindie Getnet
  • Kindie Getnet
  • International Water Management Institute (IWMI), P. O. Box, 5689, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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Belay Kassa
  • Belay Kassa
  • School of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness, Haramaya University, P. O. Box 138, Ethiopia.
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S. P. R. Chaurasia
  • S. P. R. Chaurasia
  • School of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness, Haramaya University, P. O. Box 138, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 10 September 2013
  •  Accepted: 27 January 2014
  •  Published: 01 July 2014

How to cite this article

APA /
Bedemo, A., Getnet, K., Kassa, B., & Chaurasia, S.P.R. (2014). The role of the rural labor market in reducing poverty in Western Ethiopia. Journal of Development and Agricultural Economics, 6(7), 299-308.
Chicago /
Amsalu Bedemo, Kindie Getnet, Belay Kassa and S. P. R. Chaurasia. "The role of the rural labor market in reducing poverty in Western Ethiopia." Journal of Development and Agricultural Economics 6, no. 7 (2014): 299-308.
MLA /
Amsalu Bedemo, et al. "The role of the rural labor market in reducing poverty in Western Ethiopia." Journal of Development and Agricultural Economics 6.7 (2014): 299-308.