African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6900

Full Length Research Paper

Wage labor in rice cultivation areas near Lake Victoria in Western Kenya

Yuko Yamane
  • Yuko Yamane
  • International Center for Agricultural Education (ICAE), Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, 464-8601, Nagoya University, Japan.
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  •  Received: 19 November 2020
  •  Accepted: 06 April 2021
  •  Published: 30 April 2021

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