Fish pond aquaculture in Cameroon: A field survey of determinants for farmers' adoption behaviour

Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 309-323

  Ndah, Hycenth Tim ^a   Knierim, Andrea ^a   Ndambi, Oghaiki Asaah ^b  

^a LEIBNIZ CENTRE FOR AGRICULTURAL LANDSCAPE RESEARCH ZALF   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adoption behaviour; Cameroon; Determinants; Fish farming; Pond aquaculture

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960900446     PISSN: 1389224X     EISSN: 17508622     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1389224X.2011.576578     Document Type: Article

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