Analysis of Entrepreneurial Behavior among Cassava Farmers in Ebonyi State, Nigeria

Subject Areas : Agricultural Extension

Oko-Isu Anthony ¹ , Nwachukwu Ifeanyi Ndubuto ² , Oteh Ukeh Ogbonnaya ³ , Njoku Maria Etomchi ⁴

1 - Department of Agribusiness and Management, Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, Abia State, Nigeria
2 - Department of Agribusiness and Management, Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, Abia State, Nigeria
3 - Department of Agribusiness and Management, Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, Abia State, Nigeria
4 - Department of Agribusiness and Management, Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, Abia State, Nigeria

Received: 2015-12-24 Accepted : 2015-12-24 Published : 2014-07-01

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