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FOOD SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Socioeconomic contributions of small-scale private urban tree nurseries in Gondar and Bahirdar Cities

Mekdelawit Molla1 Department of General Forestry, University of Gondar, Gondar, EthiopiaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Asemamaw Alemu Abtew1 Department of General Forestry, University of Gondar, Gondar, EthiopiaView further author information
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Mekuanent Tebkew1 Department of General Forestry, University of Gondar, Gondar, EthiopiaView further author information
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Fatih Yildiz2 Food Engineering and Biotechnology, Middle East Technical University, TurkeyView further author information
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Article: 1785104 | Received 05 Apr 2020, Accepted 04 Jun 2020, Published online: 28 Jun 2020

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