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

Characterization of crop production and marketing to improve food security in Arsi Zone, Ethiopia

Bedada Begna*, Messay Yami and Eshetu Lemma, Tesfaye Solomom and Tarekegn Etana
Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR), Kulumsa Agricultural Research Center (KARC), P. O. Box 489, Assela, Ethiopia.
Email: [email protected]

  •  Received: 06 February 2014
  •  Accepted: 24 March 2015
  •  Published: 30 April 2015

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