International Journal of
Sociology and Anthropology

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Sociol. Anthropol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2006-988X
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJSA
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 334

Full Length Research Paper

Peasant households’ livelihoods negotiation in the semi-arid zone of Nigeria

Gbahabo Terfa Percy
  • Gbahabo Terfa Percy
  • Water Research Node, Monash South Africa.
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  •  Received: 24 September 2014
  •  Accepted: 09 June 2015
  •  Published: 30 July 2015

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