A study of women farmers' agricultural information needs and accessibility: A case study of Apa local government area of Benue State, Nigeria

African Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 4, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1404-1409

  Okwu, O J ^a   Umoru, B I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Applications; Benue; Empowerment; Questionnaire

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952166988     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1991637X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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