Assessment of the Effect of Rural Transportation Cost On Agricultural Productivity in Ankpa Local Government Area of Kogi State, Nigeria

Subject Areas : Agricultural Extension

Ufedo Shaibu ¹ , Felix Oyibo ²

1 - Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension, Kogi State University Anyigba, Nigeria
2 - Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension, Kogi State University Anyigba, Nigeria

Received: 2017-03-19 Accepted : 2017-03-31 Published : 2017-06-01

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