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

Women’s role and their decision making in livestock and household management

Mihiret Mulugeta
  • Mihiret Mulugeta
  • Bahir Dar Agricultural Mechanization and Food Science Research Center, Amhara Regional Agricultural Research Institute, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia.
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Tadesse Amsalu
  • Tadesse Amsalu
  • Bahir Dar University, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 06 August 2014
  •  Accepted: 10 October 2014
  •  Published: 01 November 2014

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