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

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An analysis of socioeconomic factors affecting avocado production in saline and flooded areas around Lake Victoria Basin of Western Kenya

Ouma George
  • Ouma George
  • Institute for Climate Change and Adaptation, University of Nairobi, P. O. Box 30197-00100, Kenya.
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George Duncan Odhiambo
  • George Duncan Odhiambo
  • Department of Applied Plant Sciences, P. O. Box 333, Maseno University, Kenya.
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Samuel Wagai
  • Samuel Wagai
  • Department of Botany, Rongo University Private Bag Rongo, Kenya.
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Johnson Kwach
  • Johnson Kwach
  • Faculty of Biological and Physical Sciences, Tom Mboya University Collage Homa bay, Kenya.
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  •  Received: 02 May 2019
  •  Accepted: 08 August 2019
  •  Published: 31 December 2019

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