African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6934

Full Length Research Paper

Selected soil properties and small-holder dairy farmers’ perceptions on improved forage varieties in the Southern highlands of Tanzania

Safiel Kangalu Mteta
  • Safiel Kangalu Mteta
  • Department of Animal, Aquaculture and Range Sciences, Sokoine University of Agriculture, Morogoro, Tanzania.
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David Dawson Maleko
  • David Dawson Maleko
  • Department of Animal, Aquaculture and Range Sciences, Sokoine University of Agriculture, Morogoro, Tanzania.
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Boniface Hussein Massawe
  • Boniface Hussein Massawe
  • Department of Soil and Geological Sciences, Sokoine University of Agriculture, Morogoro, Tanzania.
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  •  Received: 17 July 2022
  •  Accepted: 06 October 2022
  •  Published: 31 October 2022

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