African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6902

Full Length Research Paper

Technical efficiency of smallholder barley farmers: The case of Welmera district, Central Oromia, Ethiopia

Wudineh Getahun
  • Wudineh Getahun
  • Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR), Holetta Agricultural Research Center (HARC), Holetta, Ethiopia.
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Endrias Geta
  • Endrias Geta
  • Haramaya Univesity, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 24 November 2016
  •  Accepted: 14 February 2017
  •  Published: 01 June 2017

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