Migrant versus indigenous farmers. An analysis of factors affecting agricultural land use in the transitional agro-ecological zone of Ghana, 1984-2000

Geografisk Tidsskrift

Volumn 106, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 103-113

  Codjoe, Samuel Nii Ardey ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GHANA   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Agricultural land use; Ghana; Indigenous population; Migrants

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; INDIGENOUS POPULATION; LAND USE; MIGRANT WORKER;

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

EID: 33748746060     PISSN: 00167223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00167223.2006.10649548     Document Type: Article

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