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

Institutions of agricultural land acquisition and transfer: Experience from Central Highland of Ethiopia

Reta Hailu
  • Reta Hailu
  • College of Development Studies, Addis Ababa University P. O. Box: 1176, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 02 January 2013
  •  Accepted: 05 May 2014
  •  Published: 30 June 2014

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