African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6863

Full Length Research Paper

Determinants of credit demand by smallholder farmers in Morogoro, Tanzania

Lazaro Athanas Mwonge
  • Lazaro Athanas Mwonge
  • Department of Business Studies, Faculty of Commerce, Jordan University College (JUCo), P. O. Box 1878 Morogoro, Tanzania.
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Alexis Naho
  • Alexis Naho
  • Department of Economics, Mathematics and Statistics, Jordan University College (JUCo), P. O. Box 1878 Morogoro, Tanzania.
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  •  Received: 07 December 2020
  •  Accepted: 08 June 2021
  •  Published: 31 August 2021

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