Determinants of livelihood diversification strategies in Eastern Tigray Region of Ethiopia

Gebrehiwot Weldegebrial Gebru1, Hyacinth E. Ichoku2, Philip Ogbonnia Phil-Eze3
1Department of Rural Development and Agricultural Extension, Mekelle University, Mekelle, Ethiopia
2Department of Economics, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria
3Department of Geography, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria

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