Journal of
Development and Agricultural Economics

  • Abbreviation: J. Dev. Agric. Econ.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2006-9774
  • DOI: 10.5897/JDAE
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 552

Full Length Research Paper

Marketing and market integration of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L. Walp) in Uganda

S. P. Ddungu*
  • S. P. Ddungu*
  • Department of Agribusiness and Natural Resource Economics, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Makerere University P. O. Box 7062 Kampala Uganda
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W. Ekere
  • W. Ekere
  • Department of Agribusiness and Natural Resource Economics, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Makerere University P. O. Box 7062 Kampala Uganda
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J. Bisikwa
  • J. Bisikwa
  • Department of Crop Production, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Makerere University, P. O. Box 7062 Kampala Uganda.
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R. Kawooya
  • R. Kawooya
  • Department of Crop Production, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Makerere University, P. O. Box 7062 Kampala Uganda.
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D. Okello Kalule
  • D. Okello Kalule
  • Groundnut breeding Department, National Semi-Arid Research Resources Institute, P.O Box Soroti, Uganda.
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M. Biruma
  • M. Biruma
  • Groundnut breeding Department, National Semi-Arid Research Resources Institute, P.O Box Soroti, Uganda.
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  •  Received: 02 May 2014
  •  Accepted: 07 November 2014
  •  Published: 02 January 2015

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