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: 552

Full Length Research Paper

Improved rice variety adoption and its effects on farmers’ output in Ghana

Abel Kwaku K. Bruce
  • Abel Kwaku K. Bruce
  • Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Faculty of Agribusiness and Communication Sciences, University for Development Studies, Tamale, Ghana.
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Samuel A. Donkoh*
  • Samuel A. Donkoh*
  • Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Faculty of Agribusiness and Communication Sciences, University for Development Studies, Tamale, Ghana.
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Michael Ayamga
  • Michael Ayamga
  • Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Faculty of Agribusiness and Communication Sciences, University for Development Studies, Tamale, Ghana.
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  •  Received: 09 December 2013
  •  Accepted: 30 April 2014
  •  Published: 30 June 2014

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