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Factors influencing level of participation of cocoa farmers in agricultural transformation agenda in Ondo and Ekiti States, Nigeria 影响尼日利亚翁多州和埃基蒂州可可农民参与农业转型议程水平的因素

Journal of Agriculture and Applied Biotechnology Pub Date : 2022-03-28 DOI: 10.52493/j.jaab.2022.1.47

A. Awotodunbo, M. Musa, D. Omokore, A. Sanni

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Analysis of women crop farmers' access and utilisation of agricultural credit in Yola South Local Government Area of Adamawa State, Nigeria 尼日利亚阿达马瓦州约拉南部地方政府地区女性种植户获得和利用农业信贷的情况分析

Journal of Agriculture and Applied Biotechnology Pub Date : 2022-03-28 DOI: 10.52493/j.jaab.2022.1.21

Ndzaruwa Vandi, S. Mshelia, A. Michael, B. Kwaji

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