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Technical Efficiency of Leafy Vegetable Production Using Various Sources of Water

Rahman A. SanusiDepartment of Agricultural Economics and Farm Management, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, NigeriaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Abiodun E. ObayeluDepartment of Agricultural Economics and Farm Management, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria
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Christianah T. KomolafeDepartment of Agricultural Economics and Farm Management, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria
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Adeola A. AmoriDepartment of Water Resources Management and Agrometeorology, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria
Pages 219-225 | Published online: 11 Oct 2016

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