Journal of
Cereals and Oilseeds

  • Abbreviation: J. Cereals Oilseeds
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-6591
  • DOI: 10.5897/JCO
  • Start Year: 2010
  • Published Articles: 90

Full Length Research Paper

Factors influencing the demand for improved maize open pollinated varieties (OPVs) by smallholder farmers in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa

M. Sibanda
  • M. Sibanda
  • Department of Agriculture, University of Zululand, P. Bag X1001, KwaDlangezwa, 3886, South Africa.
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A. Mushunje
  • A. Mushunje
  • Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension, University of Fort Hare, P. Bag X1314, Alice, 5700, South Africa.
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C.S. Mutengwa
  • C.S. Mutengwa
  • Department of Agronomy, University of Fort Hare, P. Bag X1314, Alice, 5700, South Africa.
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  •  Received: 16 December 2015
  •  Accepted: 31 May 2016
  •  Published: 31 July 2016

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