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

Time is not always money: A preliminary study on socially sustainable strategies for banana xanthomonas wilt (BXW) mitigation efforts in Mbarara region, Uganda

Julia Bello-Bravo
  • Julia Bello-Bravo
  • Department of Agricultural Science Education and Communication, College of Agriculture, Purdue University, United States.
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Frederick Muyod
  • Frederick Muyod
  • Department of Zoology, Entomology and Fisheries, College of Natural Science, Makerere University, P. O. Box 7062, Kampala, Uganda.
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Rosemary Nalwanga
  • Rosemary Nalwanga
  • Department of Zoology, Entomology and Fisheries, College of Natural Science, Makerere University, P. O. Box 7062, Kampala, Uganda.
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Caroline Maria Nakafeero
  • Caroline Maria Nakafeero
  • Department of Zoology, Entomology and Fisheries, College of Natural Science, Makerere University, P. O. Box 7062, Kampala, Uganda.
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Frolence Rubagumisa Rutechura
  • Frolence Rubagumisa Rutechura
  • Department of Foreign Languages and Linguistics, University of Dar es Salaam, P. O. Box 35040, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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  •  Received: 15 March 2022
  •  Accepted: 31 May 2022
  •  Published: 30 June 2022

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