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: 490

Full Length Research Paper

Factors influencing adoption of improved maize seed varieties among smallholder farmers in Kaduna State, Nigeria

Oluwatoyin Bukola Chete
  • Oluwatoyin Bukola Chete
  • Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension, Adekunle Ajasin University. Akungba-Akoko, Ondo State, Nigeria.
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  •  Received: 14 January 2019
  •  Accepted: 03 June 2019
  •  Published: 30 June 2021

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