African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6900

Full Length Research Paper

Role of climate change awareness in sustainable soil nutrient management by smallholder farms in Burkina Faso

Boundia Alexandre Thiombiano
  • Boundia Alexandre Thiombiano
  • Institut du développement rural (IDR), Université Polytechnique de Bobo-Dioulasso (UPB), 01 BP 1091 Bobo-Dioulasso 01, Burkina Faso.
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Denis Ouedraogo
  • Denis Ouedraogo
  • Institut du développement rural (IDR), Université Polytechnique de Bobo-Dioulasso (UPB), 01 BP 1091 Bobo-Dioulasso 01, Burkina Faso.
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Quang Bao Le
  • Quang Bao Le
  • International Center for Agricultural Research in Dry Areas (ICARDA), Yousef El Sukkar Street, Bld no. 8, Amman 11195, Jordan.
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Samuel Nii Odai
  • Samuel Nii Odai
  • Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), University Post office, Kumasi, Ghana.
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  •  Received: 17 December 2017
  •  Accepted: 16 January 2018
  •  Published: 08 February 2018

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