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

Fertilizer subsidy policy and smallholder farmers’ crop productivity: The case of maize production in North-Eastern Ghana

Alhassan Andani
  • Alhassan Andani
  • Faculty of Mathematical Sciences, University for Development Studies, Tamale, Ghana.
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Abdul-Hamid Billa Moro
  • Abdul-Hamid Billa Moro
  • Faculty of Mathematical Sciences, University for Development Studies, Tamale, Ghana.
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Gazali Issahaku
  • Gazali Issahaku
  • Department of Climate Change and Food Security, University for Development Studies, Tamale, Ghana.
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  •  Received: 21 January 2020
  •  Accepted: 26 March 2020
  •  Published: 31 May 2020

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