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: 490

Full Length Research Paper

Perceptions and choices of adaptation measures for climate change among teff (Eragrostis tef) farmers of Southeast Tigray, Ethiopia

Felix Moses Tembo
  • Felix Moses Tembo
  • Department of Land Management, Mzuzu University, P/Bag 201, Mzuzu 2, Malawi.
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Tewodros Tadesse
  • Tewodros Tadesse
  • Department of Natural Resources Economics and Management, Mekelle University, P. O. Box 231, Mekelle, Ethiopia.
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Wales Singini
  • Wales Singini
  • Faculty of Environmental Sciences, Mzuzu University, P/Bag 201, Mzuzu 2, Malawi.
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  •  Received: 30 October 2017
  •  Accepted: 24 November 2017
  •  Published: 31 January 2018

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