Increasing income of ghanaian cocoa farmers: Is introduction of fine flavour cocoa a viable alternative

Quarterly Journal of International Agriculture

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 175-200

  Gockowski, James ^a   Afari Sefa, Victor ^a   Sarpong, Daniel Bruce ^b   Osei Asare, Yaw B ^b   Dziwornu, Ambrose K ^a  

^a NATIONAL NUCLEAR RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Ghana)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GHANA   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Ex ante cost benefit analysis; Fine flavour cocoa; Smallholder livelihood; Speciality cocoa production

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; COCOA; COMMODITY PRICE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; PROFITABILITY; SMALLHOLDER; SUBSIDY SYSTEM; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

GHANA;

THEOBROMA CACAO;

EID: 79959955200     PISSN: 00498599     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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