African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6853

Full Length Research Paper

Farmers' climate change adaptation options and their determinants in Tigray Region, Northern Ethiopia

Gebre Hadgu
  • Gebre Hadgu
  • Tigray Agricultural Research Institute, Mekelle, Ethiopia.
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Kindie Tesfaye
  • Kindie Tesfaye
  • International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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Girma Mamo
  • Girma Mamo
  • Melkassa Agricultural Research Center, Nazareth, Ethiopia
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Belay Kassa
  • Belay Kassa
  • Haramaya University, College of Business and Economics, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 13 September 2014
  •  Accepted: 17 February 2015
  •  Published: 26 February 2015

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