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

An investigation of gender division of labour: The case of Delanta district, South Wollo zone, Ethiopia

Nahusenay Abate
  • Nahusenay Abate
  • Department of Geography and Environmental Studies,College of Social Sciences and Humanity, Samara University, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 02 December 2015
  •  Accepted: 13 April 2017
  •  Published: 30 September 2017

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