African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6854

Full Length Research Paper

Influence of FBO interaction with research and extension on the adoption of technologies by FBO members in the Central Region of Ghana

Esther Okwaah Akomaning
  • Esther Okwaah Akomaning
  • Koso Prime Consult, Breman-Asikuma, Central Region, Ghana
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Collins Kwabena Osei
  • Collins Kwabena Osei
  • Department of Agricultural Economics, Agribusiness and Extension, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, Ghana.
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Richard Oblitei Tetteh
  • Richard Oblitei Tetteh
  • Department of Agricultural Economics, Agribusiness and Extension, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, Ghana.
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John Eudes Andivi Bakang
  • John Eudes Andivi Bakang
  • Department of Agricultural Economics, Agribusiness and Extension, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, Ghana.
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John Esuah Akomaning
  • John Esuah Akomaning
  • Tema Oil Refinery, Tema, Accra, Ghana.
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  •  Received: 29 March 2022
  •  Accepted: 22 July 2022
  •  Published: 31 August 2022

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