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Does Financial Inclusion Influence Economic Efficiency of Rice Farming? Evidence from Ogun State, Nigeria

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  • 1Department of Agricultural Economics and Farm Management, Federal University of Agriculture Abeokuta, Abeokuta 110124, Nigeria
    2School of Agriculture, Policy and Development, University of Reading, Reading RG6 6EU, United Kingdom
Raheem O. Aminu (r.o.aminu@pgr.reading.ac.uk)

Received date: 2024-01-22

  Accepted date: 2024-08-21

  Online published: 2024-12-10

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Shakirat B. Ibrahim, Raheem O. Aminu, Aisha O. Arowolo, Opeyemi O. Okanlawon, Afeez A. Adegbola . Does Financial Inclusion Influence Economic Efficiency of Rice Farming? Evidence from Ogun State, Nigeria[J]. Rice Science, 2024 , 31(6) : 638 -642 . DOI: 10.1016/j.rsci.2024.10.001

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