Scientific Research and Essays

  • Abbreviation: Sci. Res. Essays
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1992-2248
  • DOI: 10.5897/SRE
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 2768

Full Length Research Paper

Positioning smallholder farming in the agricultural productivity and food security in resource limited Sierra Leone

Bashiru M. Koroma
  • Bashiru M. Koroma
  • Department of Chemistry and School of Postgraduate Studies, Njala Campus, Njala University, Sierra Leone
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Alpha Jalloh
  • Alpha Jalloh
  • Department of Agricultural Economics, School of Social Sciences, Bo Campus, Njala University, Sierra Leone
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Alhaji Brima Gogra
  • Alhaji Brima Gogra
  • Department of Chemistry, School of Environmental Sciences, Njala University, Njala and Bo, Sierra Leone.
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Musa Aziz Yokie
  • Musa Aziz Yokie
  • Department of Physics and Computer Sciences, School of Technology, Njala University, Njala and Bo, Sierra Leone.
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  •  Received: 18 October 2018
  •  Accepted: 03 July 2019
  •  Published: 30 September 2019

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