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 the adoption of improved cowpea varieties in the Sudan Savannas of Northern Nigeria

Joseph James Mbavai
  • Joseph James Mbavai
  • Department of Teacher Education, Njala University, Sierra Leone
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Muhammad Bello Shitu
  • Muhammad Bello Shitu
  • Department of Adult Education and Community Services, Bayero University Kano (BUK), Nigeria
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Tahirou Abdoulaye
  • Tahirou Abdoulaye
  • International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Ibadan, Nigeria
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Oyakhilimen Oyinbo
  • Oyakhilimen Oyinbo
  • Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria
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Amadu Y. Kamara
  • Amadu Y. Kamara
  • Department of Agricultural Economics, Obafemi Owolowo University Ile-Ife, Nigeria
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  •  Received: 26 February 2019
  •  Accepted: 26 March 2019
  •  Published: 30 November 2019

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