An Assessment of Farmers` Awareness on Extension Services in Nigeria: The Case of Farming Households in Kano State

Subject Areas : Agricultural Extension

Hassan Ibrahim ¹ , Zhou Jing ² , Li Min ³

1 - College of Economics and Management, Shenyang Agricultural University, Liaoning, China
2 - College of Economics and Management, Shenyang Agricultural University, Liaoning, China
3 - College of Economics and Management, Shenyang Agricultural University, Liaoning, China

Received: 2015-12-24 Accepted : 2015-12-24 Published : 2013-09-01

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