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: 488

Full Length Research Paper

Impact of the agricultural advisory service on the productivity of maize and cotton in the cotton-growing zone of North Benin

Régina Dossi Clarisse BONOU-ZIN
  • Régina Dossi Clarisse BONOU-ZIN
  • Faculty of Agronomy, University of Parakou (FA/UP), Benin.
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Léonard Cossi HINNOU
  • Léonard Cossi HINNOU
  • National Institute of Agricultural Research of Benin (INRAB), Benin.
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Alfred Oluwatogni AYEDOUN
  • Alfred Oluwatogni AYEDOUN
  • National Institute of Agricultural Research of Benin (INRAB), Benin.
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Esdras Abréwa Rêmilokoun OBOSSOU
  • Esdras Abréwa Rêmilokoun OBOSSOU
  • Department of Agricultural Extension, University of Nigeria Nsukka, Nigeria.
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  •  Received: 05 March 2022
  •  Accepted: 21 June 2022
  •  Published: 31 July 2022

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