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

Characterization of rain-fed maize-based vegetable production systems in Northern Ghana

Yakubu Balma Issaka
  • Yakubu Balma Issaka
  • Faculty of Agribusiness and Communication Sciences, University for Development Studies, P. O. Box TL 1882, Nyankpala Campus, Tamale, Ghana
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Judith Seidu
  • Judith Seidu
  • Faculty of Agriculture, University for Development Studies, P. O. Box TL 1882, Nyankpala Campus, Tamale, Ghana
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Abdou Tenkouano
  • Abdou Tenkouano
  • AVRDC-The International Vegetable Center, Regional Office for West and Central Africa, Bamako, Mali
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  •  Received: 25 August 2015
  •  Accepted: 29 October 2015
  •  Published: 30 March 2016

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