The impact of agricultural cooperatives membership on the wellbeing of smallholder farmers: empirical evidence from eastern Ethiopia

Agricultural and Food Economics - Tập 5 Số 1 - 2017
Musa Hasen Ahmed1, Hiwot Mekonnen Mesfin1
1School of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness, Haramaya University, P. O. Box 95, Dire Dawa, Ethiopia

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