FARM TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION BY SMALLHOLDER FARMERS IN GHANA

Technology adoption by smallholder farmers is a key strategy to improve agricultural sustainability and productivity in developing countries. This study therefore investigated the factors influencing adoption of agricultural mechanisation and improved varieties by rice farmers in northern Ghana. A b...

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Published in:	Review of Agricultural and Applied Economics
Main Author:	Benjamin Tetteh ANANG
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Slovak University of Agriculture 2018-11-01
Subjects:	joint-adoption bivariate probit model mechanisation high-yielding varieties northern ghana
Online Access:	https://roaae.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/RAAE_2_2018_Anang.pdf

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