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

Assessment of on-farm storage of Bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea) and roselle grains (Hibiscus sabdariffa) in Niger

B. MOUSSA
  • B. MOUSSA
  • PICS Project, INRAN Maradi, Niger.
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J. LOWENBERG-DEBOER
  • J. LOWENBERG-DEBOER
  • Department of Agricultural Economics, Purdue University, 610 Purdue Mall, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA.
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S. BOUREIMA
  • S. BOUREIMA
  • Department of Crop Production, Faculty of Agronomy and Environmental Sciences, University of Maradi, BP 465 Maradi, Niger.
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  •  Received: 10 August 2017
  •  Accepted: 24 November 2017
  •  Published: 31 January 2018

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