Research Journal of Applied Sciences

Year: 2020
Volume: 15
Issue: 7
Page No. 234 - 239

Socio-Economic Determinants of Cassava Production in Eastern Region of Ghana

Authors : Olabisi A. Ilebani, Veronica Magaji, Philemon Lache, Agbontale Agnes O. and Igbegwu Francis C.

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