African Journal of
Business Management

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Bus. Manage.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1993-8233
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJBM
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 4194

Full Length Research Paper

Commercializing innovations from agricultural research in Northern Ghana and farmers` willingness to pay

Alhassan, N. Jinbaani
  • Alhassan, N. Jinbaani
  • Savannah Agricultural Research Institute, P. O. Box 52, Tamale, Ghana
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Samuel, A. Donkoh
  • Samuel, A. Donkoh
  • Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University for Development Studies, Faculty of Agribusiness and Communication Sciences, P. O. Box TL1882, Nyankpala Campus, Tamale, Ghana
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Franklin, N. Mabe
  • Franklin, N. Mabe
  • Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University for Development Studies, Faculty of Agribusiness and Communication Sciences, P. O. Box TL1882, Nyankpala Campus, Tamale, Ghana
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Isaac Gershon Kodwo Ansah
  • Isaac Gershon Kodwo Ansah
  • Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University for Development Studies, Faculty of Agribusiness and Communication Sciences, P. O. Box TL1882, Nyankpala Campus, Tamale, Ghana
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  •  Received: 05 January 2016
  •  Accepted: 25 February 2016
  •  Published: 14 April 2016

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