Promoting micro, small and medium enterprises in beekeeping in Zambias Central Province: Making a case for the adoption of business incubation strategy

Hamauswa S.; Mulenga J.; Shula R. B.; Malunga M. M.

doi:10.5897/AJAR2017.12449

African Journal of
Agricultural Research

Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
Language: English
ISSN: 1991-637X
DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
Start Year: 2006
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Promoting micro, small and medium enterprises in beekeeping in Zambiaâ€™s Central Province: Making a case for the adoption of business incubation strategy

Hamauswa S.

Hamauswa S.
Department of Political and Administrative Studies, School of Social Science, Mulungushi University P. O. Box 80415, Great North Road Campus Kabwe, Zambia.
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Mulenga J.

Mulenga J.
Department of Economics, School of Social Science, Mulungushi University P. O. Box 80415, Great North Road Campus Kabwe, Zambia.
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Shula R. B.

Shula R. B.
Faculty of Agriculture, School of Agriculture and Natural Resource, Mulungushi University P. O. Box 80415, Great North Road Campus Kabwe, Zambia.
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Malunga M. M.

Malunga M. M.
Department of Political and Administrative Studies, School of Social Science, Mulungushi University P. O. Box 80415, Great North Road Campus Kabwe, Zambia.
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Article Number - F35071566327
Vol.12(41), pp. 3045-3060 , October 2017
https://doi.org/10.5897/AJAR2017.12449

Received: 13 May 2017
Accepted: 04 July 2017
Published: 12 October 2017

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