Manuscript Number : IJSRCE221

Bekele Tona Amenu
Jimma University, P.O. Box, 307, Jimma, Ethiopia
Bekele Tona Amenu
Jimma University, P.O. Box, 307, Jimma, Ethiopia

Land Use, Land Cover Change, Agricultural Productivity, GIS, Remote Sensing.

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Published in : Volume 2 | Issue 1 | 2017
Date of Publication : 2017-12-31
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Bekele Tona Amenu, Bekele Tona Amenu, "Analysis of Land use and Land Cover Change, Drivers and Impact on Agricultural Productivity in Esera Woreda, Dawro Zone, Southwest Ethiopia", International Journal of Scientific Research in Civil Engineering (IJSRCE), ISSN : 2456-6667, Volume 2, Issue 1, pp.09-44, .2017
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