Access to Certified, Improved Rice Seed and Farmers' Income in Nigeria

Journal of Crop Improvement

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 558-579

  Awotide, Bola Amoke ^a   Awoyemi, Taiwo Timothy ^a   Diagne, Aliou ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^b AFRICA RICE CENTER AFRICARICE   (Benin)

Author keywords

certified seed; improved seed; income; Nigeria; rice

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864663171     PISSN: 15427528     EISSN: 15427536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15427528.2012.661395     Document Type: Article

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