Agricultural mechanization in Ghana: Alternative supply models for tractor hiring services
As in most countries in Africa, agricultural mechanization in Ghana was slow to develop until the 1990s; however, this has changed markedly since the early 2000s. According to the nationally representative Labor Force Survey conducted in 2015/2016, about one third of Ghana’s crop-growing farmers, in...
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| Format: | Book Chapter |
| Language: | Inglés |
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International Food Policy Research Institute
2020
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/142757 |
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