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Information Sources and Constraints Affecting Climate-Smart Agriculture Adoption in Yobe State, Nigeria

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|Dec 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.17306/j.jard.2025.4.00032r1 | Journal eISSN: 1899-5772 | Journal ISSN: 1899-5241
Language: English
Page range: 440 - 449
Accepted on: Nov 22, 2025
Published on: Dec 30, 2025
Published by: The University of Life Sciences in Poznań
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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