Cereals production in Nigeria: Problems, constraints and opportunities for betterment

African Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 5, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1341-1350

  Ismaila, U ^a   Gana, A S ^b   Tswanya, N M ^c   Dogara, D ^d  

^a National Cereals Reserach Institute Niger   (Nigeria)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

^c College of Agriculture Mokwa ^*  (Nigeria)

^d Agricultural Development Project Minna   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Cereals; Nigeria; Problems; Production

Indexed keywords

PYRUS; SACCHARUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 77954913075     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1991637X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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