Journal of
Agricultural Extension and Rural Development

  • Abbreviation: J. Agric. Ext. Rural Dev
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2170
  • DOI: 10.5897/JAERD
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 488

Full Length Research Paper

Beekeeping management practices and gap analysis of beekeepers at different agro-ecological zones of Tigray region, Northern Ethiopia

Guesh Godifey
  • Guesh Godifey
  • Apiculture and Sericulture Research Case Team, Mekelle Agricultural Research Center, Tigray Agricultural Research Institute, P. O. Box 2582, Mekelle, Tigray, Ethiopia.
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Amssalu Bezabeh
  • Amssalu Bezabeh
  • Holeta Bee Research Center, Ethiopia.
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Hailu Mazengia
  • Hailu Mazengia
  • Department of Animal Production and Technology, Bahrdar University, Ethiopia.
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Yayneshet Tesfay
  • Yayneshet Tesfay
  • ILRI -LIVES Project, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 19 July 2018
  •  Accepted: 18 August 2018
  •  Published: 31 December 2018

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