Implications of Farmers’ Propensity to Discontinue Adoption of Downy-Mildew Resistant Maize and Improved Cowpea Varieties for Extension Education in Southwestern Nigeria.
This paper examines the implications of farmers’ propensity to discontinue the adoption of agricultural technologies in southwestern Nigeria. This is predicated on the fact that extension education process should be proactive in addressing farmers in order to sustain the adoption process. Empirical...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Agricultural Education & Extension Vol. 12; no. 3; pp. 195 - 201 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Sep2006
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