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: 555

Full Length Research Paper

Assessing livelihood strategy choices among spice farmers in the Eastern Arc Mountains of Tanzania

Jacqueline G. Kajembe
  • Jacqueline G. Kajembe
  • Regional Research School in Forest Sciences (REFOREST), College of Forestry, Wildlife and Tourism, Sokoine University of Agriculture, P. O. Box 3009, Morogoro, Tanzania.
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Göran Bostedt
  • Göran Bostedt
  • Centre for Environmental and Resource Economics (CERE), Umeå School of Business and Economics, Umeå University, SE90187 Umeå, Department of Forest Economics, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Umeå, and Department of Business Administration, Technology and Social Sciences, Luleå University of Technology, Sweden.
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Yonika M. Ngaga
  • Yonika M. Ngaga
  • Department of Forest and Environmental Economics, Sokoine University of Agriculture, Morogoro, Tanzania P. O. Box 3011, Morogoro, Tanzania.
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Jumanne M. Abdallah
  • Jumanne M. Abdallah
  • Department of Forest and Environmental Economics, Sokoine University of Agriculture, Morogoro, Tanzania P. O. Box 3011, Morogoro, Tanzania.
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  •  Received: 09 February 2024
  •  Accepted: 25 April 2024
  •  Published: 31 May 2024

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