Optimum Farm Plan for Food Security among Smallholder Farmers in Imo State, Nigeria

Subject Areas : Agricultural Extension

Ohajianya D. O ¹ , Enwerem V. A ² , Offodile P. O ³ , Onyeagocha S. U. O ⁴ , Osuji M. N ⁵ , Nwaiwu I. U ⁶ , Henri-Ukoha A ⁷ , Echetama J. A ⁸

1 - Department of Agricultural Economics, Federal University of Technology Owerri, P.M.B 1526, Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria
2 - Imo State FADAMA Development Office, Imo ADP Headquarters, Okigwe Road, Owerri Imo State.
3 - 4Department of Research, NIMANSA, Apapa Lagos
4 - Department of Agricultural Economics, Federal University of Technology Owerri, P.M.B 1526, Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria
5 - Department of Agricultural Economics, Federal University of Technology Owerri, P.M.B 1526, Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria
6 - Department of Agricultural Economics, Federal University of Technology Owerri, P.M.B 1526, Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria
7 - Department of Agricultural Economics, Federal University of Technology Owerri, P.M.B 1526, Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria
8 - Department of Agricultural Extension, Federal University of Technology Owerri, P.M.B 1526, Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria

Received: 2015-12-25 Accepted : 2015-12-25 Published : 2011-12-01

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