The Role of Agricultural Extension in Raising the Productivity of Rainfed Sorghum Small-Scale Farmers in Gezira State, Sudan: A Case Study from South Gezira Locality

Subject Areas : Agricultural Extension

Refag Hamed ¹ , Ahmed Bereir ² , Hind Mustafa ³

1 - Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, University of Gezira, Wad Medani,
2 - Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, University of Gezira, Wad Medani,
3 - Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, University of Gezira, Wad Medani,

Received: 2021-02-03 Accepted : 2021-06-26 Published : 2021-06-30

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