Journal of
Agricultural Extension and Rural Development

  • Abbreviation: J. Agric. Ext. Rural Dev
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2170
  • DOI: 10.5897/JAERD
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 489

Full Length Research Paper

Success story of implementing the self-sustaining agricultural extension system in Rwanda

Musabyimana Innocent
  • Musabyimana Innocent
  • Faculty of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry, Gandhigram Rural Institute (GRI), India.
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Ranganathan
  • Ranganathan
  • Professor of Agricultural Extension, Faculty of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry, Gandhigram Rural Institute (GRI), India.
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Sankaranarayanan
  • Sankaranarayanan
  • Agricultural Engineering, University of Rwanda, Rwanda.
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Hilda Vasanthakaalam
  • Hilda Vasanthakaalam
  • Senior Lecturer, Food Science and Technology, University of Rwanda, Rwanda.
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  •  Received: 24 July 2018
  •  Accepted: 24 August 2018
  •  Published: 30 September 2018

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