Consumer willingness to pay a premium for organic fruit and vegetable in Ghana

International Food and Agribusiness Management Review

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 67-86

  Owusu, Victor ^a   Anifori, Michael Owusu ^a  

^a KWAME NKRUMAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Africa; Consumer perceptions; Ghana; Organic foods; Willingness to pay

Indexed keywords

CITRULLUS LANATUS VAR. LANATUS; HEXAPODA; LACTUCA;

EID: 84875952152     PISSN: 15592448     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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