African Journal of
Business Management

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Bus. Manage.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1993-8233
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJBM
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 4194

Full Length Research Paper

The failure of farmers' organizations to repay microcredits granted by MFIs: Determining factors in the Cameroonian context

Romuald Koye
  • Romuald Koye
  • Department of Accounting and Finance, Faculty of Economics and Management, University of Maroua, Cameroon.
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Léopold Djoutsa Wamba
  • Léopold Djoutsa Wamba
  • Department of Accounting and Finance, Faculty of Economics and Management, University of Maroua, Cameroon.
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Halidou Mamoudou
  • Halidou Mamoudou
  • Department of Accounting and Finance, Faculty of Economics and Management, University of Maroua, Cameroon.
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  •  Received: 28 December 2023
  •  Accepted: 13 February 2024
  •  Published: 31 March 2024

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