African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6865

Full Length Research Paper

Determinants of smallholder commercialization of horticultural crops in Gemechis District, West Hararghe Zone, Ethiopia

Aman Tufa*1, Adam Bekele2 and Lemma Zemedu3
1Department of Agricultural Economics, Hawassa University, P. O. Box 5, Hawassa, Ethiopia. 2Department of Agricultural Economics, Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research, Ethiopia. 3Department of Agricultural Economics, Haramaya University, P.O.BOX 138 Dire Dawa, Ethiopia.
Email: [email protected]

  •  Accepted: 04 December 2013
  •  Published: 09 January 2014

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