African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6854

Full Length Research Paper

Willingness to pay for rainfall risk insurance by smallholder farmers in Central Rift Valley of Ethiopia: The case of Dugda and Mieso Districts

Hiwot Teshome
  • Hiwot Teshome
  • Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR) National Fishery and Aquatic Life Research Center, Sebeta, Ethiopia.
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Ayalneh Bogale
  • Ayalneh Bogale
  • University of KwaZulu-Natal School of Agriculture, Earth and Environmental Sciences Pietermaritzburg, South Africa.
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  •  Received: 21 November 2014
  •  Published: 09 July 2015

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