International Journal of
Sociology and Anthropology

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Sociol. Anthropol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2006-988X
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJSA
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 334

Full Length Research Paper

The choice and preference of sorghum value chain actors in Mali

Almamy Sylla
  • Almamy Sylla
  • Program Enabling Systems Transformation, Gender and Youth, ICRISAT, Bamako, Mali.
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Jummai O. Yila
  • Jummai O. Yila
  • Program Enabling Systems Transformation, Gender and Youth, ICRISAT, Bamako, Mali.
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Sekou Traore
  • Sekou Traore
  • Program Enabling Systems Transformation, Gender and Youth, ICRISAT, Bamako, Mali.
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  •  Received: 27 September 2021
  •  Accepted: 16 February 2023
  •  Published: 31 March 2023

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