Input cost of tractor operations in Ghana using the Farmtrac 70 tractor

Journal of Food, Agriculture and Environment

Volumn 6, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 397-401

  Mahama, Aliu Aduna ^a   Josiah, Malcolm ^a   Bani, Richard ^a   Musah, Seidu ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GHANA   (Ghana)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Agricultural mechanization; Field capacity; Input cost; Tractor implement aggregations

Indexed keywords

EID: 55249120240     PISSN: 14590255     EISSN: 14590263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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