The Influence of Socio-Economic Variables of Farmers on their Choice of Cassava Varieties in Kogi State, Nigeria.
Subject Areas : Agricultural Extension
1 - Department of Agricultural Economic and Extension
Kogi State University , Anyigba, Nigeria
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