Effects of extension services of firms offering contract farming: A case study of small scale maize farmers in the Limpopo province of South Africa

African Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 5, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 514-517

  Anim, F D K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Contract farming; Private extension services; Probit regression

Indexed keywords

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 77951698133     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1991637X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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