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

Challenges and contributions of informal finance to the livelihoods of rural households in Gamo Gofa Zone, Ethiopia

Amanuel Shewa Toka
  • Amanuel Shewa Toka
  • Department of Rural Development and Agricultural Extension, College of Agricultural Sciences, Arba Minch University, Ethiopia.
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Agidew Abebe Asha
  • Agidew Abebe Asha
  • Department of Rural Development and Agricultural Extension, College of Agricultural Sciences, Arba Minch University, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 23 December 2018
  •  Accepted: 29 January 2019
  •  Published: 31 May 2019

How to cite this article

APA /
Toka, A. S., & Asha, A. A. (2019). Challenges and contributions of informal finance to the livelihoods of rural households in Gamo Gofa Zone, Ethiopia. Journal of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development, 11(5), 94-105.
Chicago /
Amanuel Shewa Toka and Agidew Abebe Asha  . "Challenges and contributions of informal finance to the livelihoods of rural households in Gamo Gofa Zone, Ethiopia." Journal of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development 11, no. 5 (2019): 94-105.
MLA /
Amanuel Shewa Toka and Agidew Abebe Asha  . "Challenges and contributions of informal finance to the livelihoods of rural households in Gamo Gofa Zone, Ethiopia." Journal of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development 11.5 (2019): 94-105.