Adoption of improved agricultural technologies disseminated via radio farmer programme by farmers in Enugu State, Nigeria

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 7, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1277-1286

  Agwu, A E ^a   Ekwueme, J N ^a   Anyanwu, A C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Improved agricultural technologies; Radio programme

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PROCEDURES; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FOOD PROCESSING; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; LAND USE; MOTIVATION; NIGERIA; SOCIOECONOMICS; TELECOMMUNICATION;

COLOCASIA ESCULENTA; DIOSCOREA ALATA; GASTROPODA; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; MANIHOT ESCULENTA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 43449118421     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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