A Goal Programming Approach to Multi-Objective Farm Planning Among Small-Scale Arable Crop Farmers in Kogi State, Nigeria
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/contagri-2022-0017 | Journal eISSN: 2466-4774 | Journal ISSN: 0350-1205
Language: English
Page range: 117 - 126
Submitted on: Jun 15, 2021
Accepted on: Nov 28, 2021
Published on: May 31, 2022
Published by: University of Novi Sad
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