Supply response of cocoa in Ghana: A farm-level profit function analysis

Journal of African Economies

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 424-444

  Hattink, Wolter ^a   Heerink, Nico ^a   Thijssen, Geert ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cocoa; Food supply; Ghana; Methodology; National trade

Indexed keywords

COCOA; FOOD SUPPLY; METHODOLOGY; NATIONAL TRADE;

GHANA;

EID: 0032462449     PISSN: 09638024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.jae.a020958     Document Type: Article

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