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: 489

Full Length Research Paper

Access to and utilization of development information by rural women in dire dawa administrative council, Eastern Ethiopia

Asres Elias
  • Asres Elias
  • The United Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences, Tottori University, Japan.
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Ranjan S. Karippai
  • Ranjan S. Karippai
  • Kerala Agricultural University, India
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  •  Received: 17 November 2010
  •  Accepted: 28 May 2014
  •  Published: 30 June 2014

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