African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6860

Full Length Research Paper

Determinants of smallholder farmers’ hybrid maize adoption in the drought prone Central Rift Valley of Ethiopia

Bedru Beshir
  • Bedru Beshir
  • Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research, Melkassa Agricultural Research Center, P. O. Box 436, Adama, Ethiopia.
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Dagne Wegary
  • Dagne Wegary
  • International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), P. O. Box 5689, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 05 February 2013
  •  Accepted: 07 April 2014
  •  Published: 24 April 2014

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