Agricultural Journal
Year:
2010
Volume:
5
Issue:
2
Page No.
57 - 62
Comparative Analysis of Determinants of Income of Cassava Farmers in Rural and Urban Areas of Abia State, Nigeria
Authors :
U.A.U. Onyebinama
and
J.C. Onyejelem
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