Journal of
Development and Agricultural Economics

  • Abbreviation: J. Dev. Agric. Econ.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2006-9774
  • DOI: 10.5897/JDAE
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 552

Full Length Research Paper

Root and tuber expansion programme and poverty reduction among farmers in Southwest Nigeria

Okoruwa Victor Olusegun
  • Okoruwa Victor Olusegun
  • Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria.
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Ogheneruemu Obi-Egbedi
  • Ogheneruemu Obi-Egbedi
  • Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria.
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Lydia Ololade Adeniran
  • Lydia Ololade Adeniran
  • Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria.
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  •  Received: 10 April 2015
  •  Accepted: 14 August 2015
  •  Published: 31 October 2015

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