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DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS

The impact of watershed development on food security status of farm households: Evidence from Northwest Ethiopia

Astewel Takele1 Department of Agricultural Economics, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Bahir Dar University, Bahir Dar, EthiopiaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Assefa A. Birhanu2 Department of Rural Development and Agricultural Extension, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Bahir Dar University, Bahir Dar, EthiopiaView further author information
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Beneberu A. Wondimagegnhu3 Economic, Ethiopian Policy Studies Institute, Addis Ababa, EthiopiaView further author information
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Tirusew A. Ebistu4 Faculty of Civil and Water Resource Engineering, Bahir-Dar Institute of Technology, Bahir Dar University, Bahir Dar, EthiopiaView further author information
Article: 2288466 | Received 07 Mar 2022, Accepted 21 Nov 2023, Published online: 30 Nov 2023

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