African Journal of
Business Management

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Bus. Manage.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1993-8233
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJBM
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 4199

Full Length Research Paper

The growth determinants of micro and small enterprises and its linkages with food security: The case of Mecha district, Amhara region, Ethiopia

Yikeber Yimesgen
  • Yikeber Yimesgen
  • Department of Civics and Ethical Studies, College of Social Sciences and Humanities, Ambo University, Po. Box: 19, Ambo, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 01 November 2018
  •  Accepted: 31 December 2018
  •  Published: 28 February 2019

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