Economics of tractor ownership under rainfed agriculture with applications in Ghana
This paper assesses whether tractor investment is a rational and profitable decision for farmers using firm investment theory and tractor owner survey data collected in 2013. Under erratic rainfalls, timeliness of farming operations is critical for farmers. Based on the hypothesis that owning a trac...
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| Format: | Artículo preliminar |
| Language: | Inglés |
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International Food Policy Research Institute
2014
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/151392 |
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