The nexus between agriculture and tourism in Ghana: A case of underexploited development potential

Tourism and Agriculture: New Geographies of Consumption, Production and Rural Restructuring

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 28-46

  Asiedu, Alex B ^a   Gbedema, Tometi K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GHANA   (Ghana)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 85161156436     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203834404-4     Document Type: Chapter

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