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Economics of catfish hatchery farmers and its contribution to household poverty alleviation in Nigeria Cover

Economics of catfish hatchery farmers and its contribution to household poverty alleviation in Nigeria

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|Feb 2022

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ats-2022-0003 | Journal eISSN: 1801-0571 | Journal ISSN: 0231-5742
Language: English
Page range: 19 - 29
Submitted on: Nov 25, 2020
Accepted on: Feb 5, 2022
Published on: Feb 27, 2022
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