Journal of
Agricultural Extension and Rural Development

  • Abbreviation: J. Agric. Ext. Rural Dev
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2170
  • DOI: 10.5897/JAERD
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 489

Full Length Research Paper

The influence of socio-economic household characteristics on farmer resilience to climate change in Northern Ghana

Benjamin Bilalam Jabik
  • Benjamin Bilalam Jabik
  • Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre, Accra, Ghana.
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  •  Received: 07 July 2023
  •  Accepted: 20 September 2023
  •  Published: 31 January 2024

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