African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6902

Full Length Research Paper

Socio-economic attributes of guinea fowl production in two districts in Northern Ghana

Balma Yakubu Issaka
  • Balma Yakubu Issaka
  • University for Development Studies, Ghana.
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Richard Nartey Yeboah
  • Richard Nartey Yeboah
  • University for Development Studies, Ghana.
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  •  Received: 06 August 2015
  •  Accepted: 29 October 2015
  •  Published: 30 April 2016

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