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FOOD SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Assessment of rural households’ mobile phone usage status for rural innovation services in Gomma Woreda, Southwest Ethiopia

Berhanu Daniso1 College of Agriculture, Wolaita Sodo University, EthiopiaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Mequanent Muche2 College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Jimma University, EthiopiaView further author information
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Biruk Fikadu2 College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Jimma University, EthiopiaView further author information
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Ermias Melaku2 College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Jimma University, EthiopiaView further author information
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Tsega Lemma2 College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Jimma University, EthiopiaView further author information
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Fatih Yildiz3 Food Engineering and Biotechnology, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, TurkeyView further author information
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Article: 1728083 | Received 11 Dec 2019, Accepted 07 Jan 2020, Published online: 13 Feb 2020

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