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

Impact of adoption lag of soil and water conservation practices on crop productivity in Sio-Malaba Malakisi Basin of Kenya-Uganda border

Hyacinthe Nyirahabimana
  • Hyacinthe Nyirahabimana
  • Department of Agribusiness and Natural Resource Economics, School of Agricultural Sciences, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala P.O. Box 7062, Uganda.
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Alice Turinawe
  • Alice Turinawe
  • Department of Agribusiness and Natural Resource Economics, School of Agricultural Sciences, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala P.O. Box 7062, Uganda.
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Jakob Lederer
  • Jakob Lederer
  • Institute of Chemical, Environmental and Bioscience Engineering, Technische Universität Wien, Getreidemarkt 9/166, 1060 Vienna, Austria.
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Jeninah Karungi
  • Jeninah Karungi
  • Department of Agribusiness and Natural Resource Economics, School of Agricultural Sciences, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala P.O. Box 7062, Uganda.
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  •  Received: 18 December 2023
  •  Accepted: 03 June 2024
  •  Published: 31 July 2024

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