African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6894

Full Length Research Paper

Opportunities and challenges of Islamic microfinance in livestock production: An evidence from Syria

Salwa Almohamed
  • Salwa Almohamed
  • Institute for Tropic Agricultural Science (Hans-Ruthenberg-Institute) Agricultural Faculty, University of Hohenheim, Germany.
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Darwish Cheikh
  • Darwish Cheikh
  • Department of agricultural economics, agricultural faculty, University of Aleppo, Syria.
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  •  Received: 19 June 2018
  •  Accepted: 19 July 2018
  •  Published: 20 September 2018

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