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

Factors influencing smallholder farmers to participate in farmer-led research of agro-ecological practices in selected areas, Tanzania

Luambano Kihoma
  • Luambano Kihoma
  • Department of Agricultural Extension and Community Development, College of Agriculture, “Sokoine University of Agriculture” (SUA) P. O. Box 3032, Morogoro, Tanzania.
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Ayubu J. Churi
  • Ayubu J. Churi
  • Centre for Information and Communication Technologies, SUA, P. O. Box 3218 Morogoro, Tanzania.
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Camilius A. Sanga
  • Camilius A. Sanga
  • Centre for Information and Communication Technologies, SUA, P. O. Box 3218 Morogoro, Tanzania.
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Eugenio Tisselli
  • Eugenio Tisselli
  • Institute of Integrative Biology, Eidgenossische Technische Hochschule, Zurich, Switzerland.
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  •  Received: 06 July 2021
  •  Accepted: 23 September 2021
  •  Published: 31 October 2021

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