Causes of low productivity of cocoa in Ghana: Farmers' perspectives and insights from research and the socio-political establishment

NJAS - Wageningen Journal of Life Sciences

Volumn 52, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 237-259

  Dormon, E N A ^a   Van Huis, A ^b   Leeuwis, C ^b   Obeng Ofori, D ^a   Sakyi Dawson, O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GHANA   (Ghana)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Diagnostic study; Participatory action research

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; GHANA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA; WORLD;

THEOBROMA CACAO;

EID: 84876506920     PISSN: 15735214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1573-5214(04)80016-2     Document Type: Article

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