Journal of
Agricultural Biotechnology and Sustainable Development

  • Abbreviation: J. Agric. Biotech. Sustain. Dev.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2340
  • DOI: 10.5897/JABSD
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 144

Full Length Research Paper

Land suitability for cocoa production in Idanre, Ondo State, Nigeria

P. E. Tenkap
  • P. E. Tenkap
  • Letters and Humans Sciences, Faculty of Arts, Geography Department. University of Yaoundé, Cameroon.
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B. O. Balogun
  • B. O. Balogun
  • African Regional Centre for Space Science and Technology Education in English (ARCSSTE-E), O.A.U., Nigeria.
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  •  Received: 02 February 2019
  •  Accepted: 29 April 2019
  •  Published: 31 August 2020

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