Agrotourism development in Ghana: A study of its prospects and challenges at adjeikrom cocoa tour facility

Bulletin of Geography

Volumn 25, Issue 25, 2014, Pages 81-99

  Eshun, Gabriel ^a,b   Tettey, Christopher ^a  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Adjeikrom Cocoa Tour Facility; Agrotourism; challenges; Ghana; prospects

Indexed keywords

EID: 84913573583     PISSN: 17324254     EISSN: 17324254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/bog-2014-0031     Document Type: Article

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