African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6934

Full Length Research Paper

Assessing the effects of agroecology and conventional farming techniques on small-scale peasant farmers’ crop yields in the Fako and Meme divisions of Cameroon

Epule Terence Epule
  • Epule Terence Epule
  • Département de Géographie, Université de Montréal, Pavillon 520, ch. de la Côte-Sainte-Catherine, Local 332-3, Montréal (Québec) H3C 3J7, Canada.
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Christopher Robin Bryant
  • Christopher Robin Bryant
  • Département de Géographie, Université de Montréal, Pavillon 520, ch. de la Côte-Sainte-Catherine, Local 332-3, Montréal (Québec) H3C 3J7, Canada.
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  •  Received: 07 October 2015
  •  Accepted: 10 February 2016
  •  Published: 10 March 2016

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