Factors Affecting the Rural Poverty and its Vulnerability

Subject Areas : Extension and Economic

O. F Ogebe ¹ , M. A Adejo ² , P. A Burbuwa ³

1 - Department of Agricultural Economics, Federal University of Agriculture, PMB 2373 Makurdi, Benue State, Nigeria
2 - Department of Agricultural Economics, Federal University of Agriculture, PMB 2373 Makurdi, Benue State, Nigeria
3 - Department of Agricultural Economics, Federal University of Agriculture, PMB 2373 Makurdi, Benue State, Nigeria

Received: 2020-06-04 Accepted : 2020-06-22 Published : 2020-06-30

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