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Lead Farmer Extension Approach and Sustainable Extension Service Delivery in Oyo State, Nigeria

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|Jan 2019

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/contagri-2018-0034 | Journal eISSN: 2466-4774 | Journal ISSN: 0350-1205
Language: English
Page range: 233 - 241
Submitted on: Aug 22, 2018
Accepted on: Dec 12, 2018
Published on: Jan 3, 2019
Published by: University of Novi Sad
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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