African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6860

Full Length Research Paper

Productivity and income potentials of intercrop combinations among food crop farmers in Southwestern Nigeria

Jelili Olaide SAKA
  • Jelili Olaide SAKA
  • Southwest Farming Systems Research and Extension Programme, Institute of Agricultural Research and Training, Moor Plantation, Ibadan, Nigeria.
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  •  Received: 01 April 2015
  •  Accepted: 18 September 2015
  •  Published: 24 December 2015

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