Resource-Use Efficiency of Pepper Farmers in Ado-Local Government Area of Ekiti State

Subject Areas : Extension and Economic

Julius Ilesanmi ¹ , Kayode Akeredolu ² , Adeyose Akinbola ³ , Peter Oladoyin ⁴ , Justin Ijigbade ⁵

1 - Department of Agricultural Science and Technology, Bamidele Olumilua University of Education, Science and Technology, Ikere-Ekiti, Nigeria.
2 - Department of Agricultural Economics, Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko, Ondo State, Nigeria.
3 - Department of Agricultural Economics, Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko, Ondo State, Nigeria.
4 - Department of Agricultural Economics, Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko, Ondo State, Nigeria.
5 - Department of Agricultural Technology, Rufus Giwa Polytechnic, Owo, Ondo State, Nigeria

Received: 2023-05-13 Accepted : 2023-06-30 Published : 2023-06-30

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