Agricultural Extension Needs of Frontline Extension Workers under a Pluralistic Advisory System: Case of Zimbabwe Agricultural Growth Programme.

Subject Areas : Agricultural Extension

Christopher Gadzirayi ¹ , Never Mafuse ² , Emmanuel Zivenge ³ , Ronald Veremu ⁴ , Waddlove Sansole ⁵

1 - Bindura University of Science Education
2 - Bindura University
3 - Department of Agriculture, Bindura University of Science Education
4 - WELTHUNGERHILFE
5 - WELTHUNGERHILFE

Received: 2020-10-20 Accepted : 2020-12-04 Published : 2020-12-04

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