Livelihood Diversification among the Agricultural Land Scarce Peasants in the Central Highlands of Ethiopia
Subject Areas : Agricultural Extension
1 - Lecturer School of Environment, Gender and Development Studies, Hawassa University, Ethiopia
2 - Assistant Professor, College of Development Studies, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia
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