Peter Ngek Shillie1 ; William Shu Neba2 ; Roxiana Ayang Dimbang3 and Puis, Tangwe Tanga4
1.Department of Agribusiness Technology, College of Technology, University of Bamenda, Cameroon.
2. Post Doctoral Research Fellow, Department of Social Work, University of Fort Hare, Alice Campus, South Africa
3. Department of Agribusiness Technology, College of Technology, University of Bamenda, Cameroon
4. Department of Social Work, University of Fort Hare, Alice Campus, South Africa

MLA 8
Shillie, Peter Ngek, et al. "Determinants of Participation in Rotational Savings Schemes on Input Investment Among Oil Palm Farmers in Widikum Subdivision." Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research, vol. 10, no. 1, Jan. 2025, pp. 30-57, doi.org/10.46609/IJSSER.2025.v10i01.003. Accessed Jan. 2025.
APA 6
Shillie, P., Neba, W., Dimbang, R., & Tanga, P. (2025, January). Determinants of Participation in Rotational Savings Schemes on Input Investment Among Oil Palm Farmers in Widikum Subdivision. Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research, 10(1), 30-57. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.46609/IJSSER.2025.v10i01.003
Chicago
Shillie, Peter Ngek, William Shu Neba, Roxiana Ayang Dimbang, and Puis, Tangwe Tanga. "Determinants of Participation in Rotational Savings Schemes on Input Investment Among Oil Palm Farmers in Widikum Subdivision." Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research 10, no. 1 (January 2025), 30-57. Accessed January, 2025. https://doi.org/10.46609/IJSSER.2025.v10i01.003.

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