Determinants of labour productivity on small-holder cocoyam farms in Anambra State, Nigeria

Scientific Research and Essays

Volumn 3, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 559-561

  Okoye, B C ^a   Onyenweaku, C E ^b   Ukoha, O O ^b   Asumugha, G N ^a   Aniedu, O C ^a  

^a National Root Crops Research Institute   (Nigeria)

^b Micheal Okpara University of Agriculture   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Anambra state; Labour productivity; Log linear model

Indexed keywords

COLOCASIA ESCULENTA;

EID: 70350173115     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19922248     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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