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

Farming methods and the livelihood outcomes of women in Eastern Uganda

Flavia Amayo
  • Flavia Amayo
  • Department of Development Studies, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Makerere University, P. O. Box 7062, Kampala, Uganda.
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Irene L. Akidi
  • Irene L. Akidi
  • Department of Rural Development and Agribusiness, Faculty of Agriculture and Environment, Gulu University, Uganda.
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Robert Senath Esuruku
  • Robert Senath Esuruku
  • Department of Development Studies, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Makerere University, P. O. Box 7062, Kampala, Uganda.
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Phyllis Brenda Kaptui
  • Phyllis Brenda Kaptui
  • Kabyewa United Coffee Farmers’ Cooperative Society (KUCOFAS), P. O. Box 290 Kpachorwa, Uganda.
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  •  Received: 26 May 2021
  •  Accepted: 30 July 2021
  •  Published: 31 August 2021

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