Impact of youth rural-urban migration on household economy and crop production: A case study of 
Sokoto metropolitan areas, Sokoto State, 
North-Western Nigeria

Ango A. K; Ibrahim S. A.; Yakubu A. A.; Alhaji A. S.

doi:10.5897/JAERD2013.0547

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

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Impact of youth rural-urban migration on household economy and crop production: A case study of Sokoto metropolitan areas, Sokoto State, North-Western Nigeria

Ango A. K

Ango A. K
Department of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Nigeria.
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Ibrahim S. A.

Ibrahim S. A.
Department of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Nigeria.
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Yakubu A. A.

Yakubu A. A.
Department of Agricultural Economics, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Nigeria.
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Alhaji A. S.

Alhaji A. S.
Department of Liberal Studies, Waziri Umaru Federal Polytechnic, B/Kebbi, Nigeria.
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Article Number - B97CBF646963
Vol.6(4), pp. 122-131 , April 2014
https://doi.org/10.5897/JAERD2013.0547

Received: 23 September 2013
Accepted: 07 February 2014
Published: 01 April 2014

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