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

Correlates and determinants of climate change adaptation strategies of food crop farmers in Oke-Ogun area of South-western Nigeria

Olutegbe N. S.
  • Olutegbe N. S.
  • Department of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria.
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Fadairo O. S.
  • Fadairo O. S.
  • Department of African Climate and Development Initiative, University Of cape Town, South Africa
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  •  Received: 24 October 2014
  •  Accepted: 21 April 2015
  •  Published: 31 July 2016

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