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: 556

Full Length Research Paper

Python farming in Zimbabwe: Assessing local appetite for a novel agricultural system

Patrick W. Aust
  • Patrick W. Aust
  • Department of Zoology, Radcliffe Observatory Quarter, Oxford University, Woodstock Road, Oxford, OX2 6GG, UK.
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James MacGregor
  • James MacGregor
  • Ramboll Group A/S, Hannemanns Alle 53, DK-2300, Copenhagen S. Denmark and Department of Social Sciences, Technology and Arts, LuleÃ¥ University of Technology, 971 87 LuleÃ¥, Sweden.
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Graham J. Alexander
  • Graham J. Alexander
  • School of Animal, Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, 2050 South Africa.
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  •  Received: 02 February 2021
  •  Accepted: 25 February 2021
  •  Published: 31 March 2021

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