African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6855

Full Length Research Paper

Impact of small-scale irrigation schemes on household food security in the context of persisting droughts: Comparative quasi-experimental analysis of irrigation water users and non-users in Southwest Ethiopia

Filmon Hadaro Hando
  • Filmon Hadaro Hando
  • Addis Ababa University, College of Development Studies, Center for Urban, Regional and Local Development Studies, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 09 September 2021
  •  Accepted: 28 October 2021
  •  Published: 30 November 2021

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