African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6863

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Profit loss per hectare according to profit efficiency level among smallholder rice farmers in Central Liberia

Joseph Lavela Saysay*
  • Joseph Lavela Saysay*
  • Department of Planning and Development, Ministry of Agriculture, P. O. Box 10-9010, Monrovia, Liberia.
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Damian Mulokozi Gabagambi
  • Damian Mulokozi Gabagambi
  • School of Agricultural Economics and Business Studies, Sokoine University of Agriculture, P. O. Box 3007, Chuo Kikuu, Morogoro, Tanzania.
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Gilead Isaac Mlay
  • Gilead Isaac Mlay
  • School of Agricultural Economics and Business Studies, Sokoine University of Agriculture, P. O. Box 3007, Chuo Kikuu, Morogoro, Tanzania.
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  •  Received: 26 June 2016
  •  Accepted: 26 July 2016
  •  Published: 11 August 2016

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