African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6941

Full Length Research Paper

Factors influencing smallholder farmers’ access to agricultural microcredit in Northern Ghana

Benjamin Tetteh Anang
  • Benjamin Tetteh Anang
  • Department of Economics and Management, University of Helsinki, FI-00014, Finland.
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Timo Sipilainen
  • Timo Sipilainen
  • Department of Economics and Management, University of Helsinki, FI-00014, Finland.
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Stefan Backman
  • Stefan Backman
  • Department of Economics and Management, University of Helsinki, FI-00014, Finland.
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Jukka Kola
  • Jukka Kola
  • Department of Economics and Management, University of Helsinki, FI-00014, Finland.
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  •  Received: 22 January 2015
  •  Accepted: 20 May 2015
  •  Published: 11 June 2015

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