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

Logit analysis of factors affecting adoption of improved bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) variety: The case of Yilmana Densa District, West Gojam, Ethiopia

Laduber Wondale
  • Laduber Wondale
  • Amhara Regional Agricultural Research Institute, P.O.Box, 527, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia.
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Dessalegn Molla
  • Dessalegn Molla
  • Bahir Dar University College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, P.O.Box, 5501, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia.
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Daniel Tilahun
  • Daniel Tilahun
  • Amhara Regional Agricultural Research Institute, P.O.Box, 527, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 28 January 2016
  •  Accepted: 20 September 2016
  •  Published: 31 December 2016

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