Profitability of apple enterprise among small-holder farmers in South Western Highland Agro-Ecological Zone (SWHAEZ) of Uganda

Ambrose Rwaheru Aheisibwe; Joseph Etiang; Denis Ashaba; Gerald Kwikiriza; Rose Mwesige; Ronald Muhereze; Alex Barekye

doi:10.5897/JDAE2016.0805

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Development and Agricultural Economics

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

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Profitability of apple enterprise among small-holder farmers in South Western Highland Agro-Ecological Zone (SWHAEZ) of Uganda

Ambrose Rwaheru Aheisibwe

Ambrose Rwaheru Aheisibwe
NARO-Kachwekano Zonal Agricultural Research and Development Institute, P.O. Box 421, Kabale, Uganda.
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Joseph Etiang

Joseph Etiang
NARO-Kachwekano Zonal Agricultural Research and Development Institute, P.O. Box 421, Kabale, Uganda.
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Denis Ashaba

Denis Ashaba
NARO-Kachwekano Zonal Agricultural Research and Development Institute, P.O. Box 421, Kabale, Uganda.
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Gerald Kwikiriza

Gerald Kwikiriza
NARO-Kachwekano Zonal Agricultural Research and Development Institute, P.O. Box 421, Kabale, Uganda.
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Rose Mwesige

Rose Mwesige
NARO-Kachwekano Zonal Agricultural Research and Development Institute, P.O. Box 421, Kabale, Uganda.
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Ronald Muhereze

Ronald Muhereze
NARO-Kachwekano Zonal Agricultural Research and Development Institute, P.O. Box 421, Kabale, Uganda.
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Alex Barekye

Alex Barekye
NARO-Kachwekano Zonal Agricultural Research and Development Institute, P.O. Box 421, Kabale, Uganda.
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Article Number - FFA1FB564788
Vol.9(7), pp. 190-199 , July 2017
https://doi.org/10.5897/JDAE2016.0805

Received: 20 December 2016
Accepted: 11 April 2017
Published: 31 July 2017

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