Journal of
Development and Agricultural Economics

  • Abbreviation: J. Dev. Agric. Econ.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2006-9774
  • DOI: 10.5897/JDAE
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 555

Full Length Research Paper

Competitive strategies for purchasing of cocoa by licensed buying companies in Ghana: The determinants and performance implications

John-Eudes Bakang
  • John-Eudes Bakang
  • Department of Agricultural Economics, Agribusiness and Extension, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology-Kumasi, Ghana.
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Alexander Annor Frimpong
  • Alexander Annor Frimpong
  • Department of Agricultural Economics, Agribusiness and Extension, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology-Kumasi, Ghana.
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Seth Etuah
  • Seth Etuah
  • Department of Agricultural Economics, Agribusiness and Extension, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology-Kumasi, Ghana.
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Enoch Kwame Tham-Agyekum
  • Enoch Kwame Tham-Agyekum
  • Department of Agricultural Economics, Agribusiness and Extension, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology-Kumasi, Ghana.
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Isaac Nii Sowah
  • Isaac Nii Sowah
  • Department of Agricultural Economics, Agribusiness and Extension, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology-Kumasi, Ghana.
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Emmanuel Amponsah Doodo
  • Emmanuel Amponsah Doodo
  • Department of Agricultural Economics, Agribusiness and Extension, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology-Kumasi, Ghana.
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Mark Amponsah
  • Mark Amponsah
  • Department of Agricultural Economics, Agribusiness and Extension, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology-Kumasi, Ghana.
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Evelyn Kyeraa Boateng
  • Evelyn Kyeraa Boateng
  • Department of Agricultural Economics, Agribusiness and Extension, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology-Kumasi, Ghana.
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Mariama Iddrisu
  • Mariama Iddrisu
  • Department of Agricultural Economics, Agribusiness and Extension, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology-Kumasi, Ghana.
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  •  Received: 03 August 2021
  •  Accepted: 14 September 2021
  •  Published: 31 October 2021

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