African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6865

Full Length Research Paper

Willingness to participate in the market for crop drought index insurance among farmers in Ghana

Yakubu BalmaIssaka
  • Yakubu BalmaIssaka
  • Department of Agribusiness Management and Finance, Faculty of Agribusiness and Communication Sciences, University for Development Studies, P. O. Box TL 1882, Nyankpala Campus, Tamale, Ghana
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Buadu Latif Wumbei
  • Buadu Latif Wumbei
  • Department of Agribusiness Management and Finance, Faculty of Agribusiness and Communication Sciences, University for Development Studies, P. O. Box TL 1882, Nyankpala Campus, Tamale, Ghana
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Joy Buckner
  • Joy Buckner
  • Department of Agribusiness Management and Finance, Faculty of Agribusiness and Communication Sciences, University for Development Studies, P. O. Box TL 1882, Nyankpala Campus, Tamale, Ghana
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Richard Yeboah Nartey
  • Richard Yeboah Nartey
  • Department of Agribusiness Management and Finance, Faculty of Agribusiness and Communication Sciences, University for Development Studies, P. O. Box TL 1882, Nyankpala Campus, Tamale, Ghana
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  •  Received: 20 August 2015
  •  Accepted: 18 September 2015
  •  Published: 30 April 2016

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