African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6850

Full Length Research Paper

Socio-economic impacts of wetland cultivation in South-Bench, Southwest Ethiopia

Kassahun Mulatu
  • Kassahun Mulatu
  • Department of Natural Resource Management, College of Agriculture and Natural Resource, Mizan-Tepi University P. O. Box 260, Mizan Teferi, Ethiopia
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Debela Hunde
  • Debela Hunde
  • Department of Natural Resource Management, College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Jimma University P. O. Box 307, Jimma, Ethiopia.
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Endalkachew Kissi
  • Endalkachew Kissi
  • Department of Natural Resource Management, College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Jimma University P. O. Box 307, Jimma, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 28 September 2013
  •  Accepted: 22 January 2015
  •  Published: 19 February 2015

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