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Original Articles

Economic Analysis of Commercial Seed Yam Production Systems in the Sub-humid Ecologies of the River Niger

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Pages 22-38 | Received 21 Jul 2011, Accepted 28 Jul 2011, Published online: 17 Jan 2012

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