Coffee Stumping in Dale Woreda

DETERMINANTS OF INTENSITY OF ADOPTION OF OLD COFFEE STUMPING TECHNOLOGY IN DALE WEREDA, SNNPRS, ETHIOPIA

A Thesis Submitted to the Department of Rural Development and Agricultural Extension, School of Graduate Studies HARAMAYA UNIVERSITY

In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of MASTER OF SCIENCE IN AGRICULTURE (RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION)

By Mulugeta Arega

January, 2009 Haramaya University

School of Graduate Studies Haramaya University
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