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

Determinants of market participation and the institutional constraints: Case study of Kweneng West, Botswana

Keneilwe Kgosikoma*
  • Keneilwe Kgosikoma*
  • Botswana University of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Gaborone, Botswana.
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Patrick Malope
  • Patrick Malope
  • Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis, Botswana.
  • Google Scholar


  •  Received: 10 March 2016
  •  Accepted: 14 July 2016
  •  Published: 30 September 2016

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