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

Review

Public discourse on Khat (Catha edulis) production in Ethiopia: Review

Wuletaw Mekuria
  • Wuletaw Mekuria
  • Department of Rural Development and Agricultural Extension, College of Agriculture and Rural Transformation, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 02 August 2018
  •  Accepted: 08 September 2018
  •  Published: 31 October 2018

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