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FOOD SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Sustainability of agriculture extension services in the face of COVID-19: A study on gender-specific market systems

Enock Siankwilimba1 Technical Department, Musika Development Initiatives Zambia Limited, Lusaka, Zambia;2 Graduate School of Business, University of Zambia, Lusaka, ZambiaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Jacqueline Hiddlestone-Mumford3 School of Management, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK;4 Ducere Global Business School, Liverpool, UKORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2106-8915View further author information
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Md Enamul Hoque5 Department of Biomedical Engineering, Military Institute of Science and Technology (MIST), Dhaka, BangladeshCorrespondence[email protected]
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Bernard Mudenda Hang'ombe6 Microbiology Unit, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zambia, Africa Centre of Excellence for Infectious Diseases of Humans and Animals (ACEIDHA), Lusaka, ZambiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4201-6401View further author information
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Chisoni Mumba7 Department of Disease Control, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zambia, Lusaka, ZambiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4662-0876View further author information
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Oliver Jolezya Hasimuna8 National Aquaculture Research and Development Centre, Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock, Kitwe, Zambia;9 Department of Geography and Environmental Sciences, University of Reading, Reading, UK;10 Department of Agriculture and Aquatic Sciences, Copperbelt University, Kapasa Makasa University Campus, Chinsali, ZambiaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Sahya Maulu11 Department of Research and Development, Centre for Innovative Approach Zambia (CIAZ), Lusaka, Zambia;12 Faculty of Science and Engineering, School of Biological and Marine Sciences, University of Plymouth, Plymouth, UKORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4402-623XView further author information
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Joseph Mphande13 Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock, Ndola, Zambia;14 Institute of Aquaculture, University of Stirling, Stirling, UKORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5310-3271View further author information
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Moses Chibesa15 Department of Zoology and Aquatic Sciences, School of Natural Resources, Copperbelt University, Kitwe, ZambiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3119-9991View further author information
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Mayoba B. Moono16 Department of Animal Sciences, School of Agriculture, University of Zambia, Lusaka, ZambiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0009-0005-8862-4647View further author information
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Valdemiro Muhala17 Division of Agriculture, Higher Polytechnic Institute of Gaza, Chókwè, Mozambique;18 Laboratory of Evolution, Institute of Coastal Studies-Federal University of Para, Bragança, BrazilORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-7443-4691View further author information
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Luigi Pio Leonardo Cavaliere19 Department of Economics, Universita di Foggia, Foggia, ItalyORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3169-567XView further author information
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Alessio Faccia20 Department of Finance and Accounting, University of Birmingham Dubai, Dubai, United Arab EmiratesORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7231-6774View further author information
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Gunawan Prayitno21 Regional and Urban Planning Department, Faculty of Engineering, Brawijaya University, Malang, East Java, IndonesiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4534-9524View further author information
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Article: 2284231 | Received 01 Jun 2023, Accepted 13 Nov 2023, Published online: 27 Nov 2023

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