Analysis of cocoa farmer’s poverty status in Abia State, Nigeria: The Foster, Greer and Thorbeck (FGT) decomposable poverty measure
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Agriculture, Environment and Food Sciences
سال: 2020
ISSN: 2602-246X
DOI: 10.31015/jaefs.2020.2.9