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

Beekeeping practices, trends and constraints in Bale, South-eastern Ethiopia

Bekele Tesfaye1
  • Bekele Tesfaye1
  • Sinana Agriculture Research Center (SARC), Oromiya Agriculture Research Institute (OARI), P. O. Box 208, Bale-Robe, Ethiopia
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Desalegn Begna
  • Desalegn Begna
  • Holeta Bee Research Center (HBRC), Oromiya Agriculture Research Institute (OARI), P. O. Box 22, Holeta, Ethiopia
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Mitiku Eshetu
  • Mitiku Eshetu
  • Department of Animal and Range Sciences, Haramay University, P. O. Box 138, Dire-Dawa, Ethiopia
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  •  Received: 16 November 2016
  •  Accepted: 17 January 2017
  •  Published: 30 April 2017

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