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

Adoption of innovations and best management practices by goat farmers in eastern Mediterranean Region of Turkey

Ismet Boz
  • Ismet Boz
  • Department of Agricultural Economics, Faculty of Agriculture, Ondokuz Mayis University, Turkey
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  •  Received: 23 December 2014
  •  Accepted: 03 July 2015
  •  Published: 24 July 2015

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