Journal of
Agricultural Biotechnology and Sustainable Development

  • Abbreviation: J. Agric. Biotech. Sustain. Dev.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2340
  • DOI: 10.5897/JABSD
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 144

Full Length Research Paper

Implementation of stewardship in African agricultural public research and development institutions

Walter S. Alhassan
  • Walter S. Alhassan
  • Biotechnology and Stewardship for Sustainable Agriculture in West Africa (BSSA), P. O. Box CT 5988, Cantonments, Accra, Ghana.
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Vivienne M. Anthony
  • Vivienne M. Anthony
  • Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture, CHBS-B1.430, Schwarzwaldallee 215, P. O. Box CH-4002, Basel, Switzerland.
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Patrick Rudelsheim
  • Patrick Rudelsheim
  • PERSEUS Bvba, Kortrijksesteenweg 127, B-9830 Sint-Martens-Latem, Belgium.
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  •  Received: 16 August 2017
  •  Accepted: 16 February 2018
  •  Published: 31 May 2018

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