Participatory Evaluation and Pre-Extension Demonstration of Improved Finger Millet Varieties with Its Full Package in Selected Districts of Debub Omo Zone, Southern Ethiopia

Subject Areas : Agricultural Extension

Dilamo Hando ¹ , Kassahun Gemayda ² , Kebede Sakara ³

1 - Southern Agricultural Research Institute (SARI), P.O.Box 06, Hawassa, Ethiopia
2 - Jinka Agricultural Research Center P. O. Box 96, Jinka, Ethiopia
3 - Jinka Agricultural Research Center P. O. Box 96, Jinka, Ethiopia

Received: 2021-03-11 Accepted : 2021-10-16 Published : 2021-10-20

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