Journal of
Plant Breeding and Crop Science

  • Abbreviation: J. Plant Breed. Crop Sci.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2006-9758
  • DOI: 10.5897/JPBCS
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 447

Full Length Research Paper

Evaluation of constraints in production of root and tuber crops in Ethiopia: Overview of policy neglected climate resilient food security crops

Semeredin Yimer
  • Semeredin Yimer
  • Hawassa University, School of Governance and Development Studies, Hawassa, Ethiopia
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Tsegaye Babege
  • Tsegaye Babege
  • Mizan-Tepi University, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Mizan Teferi, Ethiopia
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  •  Received: 20 March 2018
  •  Accepted: 11 May 2018
  •  Published: 31 August 2018

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