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

Is taking gender into account for development and diffusion of agricultural innovations justified? The case of drought tolerant maize in Northern Benin

Baco M. N., Affoukouk T., Moumouni I. and Abdoulaye T.
Université de Parakou, Faculté d’Agronomie, Department Economie et Sociologie Rurales, Faculté d' Agronomie/Université de Parakou, Benin. International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) Ibadan, Nigeria.
Email: [email protected]

  •  Received: 03 August 2015
  •  Accepted: 22 September 2015
  •  Published: 31 October 2015

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