Gender and youth challenges and opportunities in rural community: The case of Goregora, West Dembia district of North West Ethiopia

Wondim Awoke Kassa; Kefale Eniyew

doi:10.5897/JAERD2018.0958

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: 488

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Gender and youth challenges and opportunities in rural community: The case of Goregora, West Dembia district of North West Ethiopia

Wondim Awoke Kassa

Wondim Awoke Kassa
Department of Rural Development and Agricultural Extension, College of Agriculture and Rural Transformation, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia.
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Kefale Eniyew

Kefale Eniyew
Department of Rural Development and Agricultural Extension, College of Agriculture and Rural Transformation, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia.
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Article Number - 5D9E0FE57239
Vol.10(6), pp. 108-114 , June 2018
https://doi.org/10.5897/JAERD2018.0958

Received: 12 April 2018
Accepted: 30 April 2018
Published: 30 June 2018

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