African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6871

Full Length Research Paper

Market prospects and willingness to pay for indigenous products: The case of Morama (Tylosema esculentum)

Keneilwe Kgosikoma
  • Keneilwe Kgosikoma
  • Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics, Faculty of Agribusiness, Education and Extension, Botswana University of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Gaborone, Botswana.
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Lesego Mackenzie-Tsedi
  • Lesego Mackenzie-Tsedi
  • Department of Environmental Science, Faculty of Science, University of Botswana, Gaborone, Botswana.
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Bernard Kelebang
  • Bernard Kelebang
  • Centre for Applied Research, Gaborone, Botswana.
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Tlhalefo Ranchobolo
  • Tlhalefo Ranchobolo
  • Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics, Faculty of Agribusiness, Education and Extension, Botswana University of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Gaborone, Botswana.
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  •  Received: 20 February 2020
  •  Accepted: 02 June 2020
  •  Published: 31 July 2020

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