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Assessing the Impact of Livelihood Diversification Strategies on Household Food Security among Smallholder Farmers in South-Western Nigeria Cover

Assessing the Impact of Livelihood Diversification Strategies on Household Food Security among Smallholder Farmers in South-Western Nigeria

By: Seun Bamidele  
Open Access
|Mar 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ers-2024-0034 | Journal eISSN: 2451-182X | Journal ISSN: 2083-3725
Language: English
Page range: 614 - 639
Submitted on: Oct 1, 2024
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Accepted on: Nov 1, 2024
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Published on: Mar 8, 2025
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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