Effects of Farmers’ Perceptions of the National Farmers’ Day Awards Scheme on Farm Productivity in Ghana

Subject Areas : Agricultural Extension

Fadilah Mohammed ¹ , Lambon Joseph ² , Thomas Ayaaba ³

1 - Department of Agricultural Innovation Communication, Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Consumer Sciences, University for Development Studies, Ghana
2 - Department of Agricultural Innovation Communication, Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Consumer Sciences, University for Development Studies, Ghana
3 - Department of Agricultural Innovation Communication, Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Consumer Sciences, University for Development Studies, Ghana

Received: 2023-03-29 Accepted : 2023-06-30 Published : 2023-06-01

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