Anatomy of a bushmeat commodity chain in Takoradi, Ghana

Journal of Peasant Studies

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 73-100

  Mendelson, Samantha ^a   Cowlishaw, Guy ^a   Rowcliffe, J Marcus ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUSHMEAT; COMMODITY MARKET; NONTIMBER FOREST PRODUCT; PROFITABILITY;

AFRICA; GHANA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 2042483051     PISSN: 03066150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/030661503100016934     Document Type: Article

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