African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6863

Full Length Research Paper

Market participation of smallholder maize farmers in the upper west region of Ghana

Abu Benjamin Musah
  • Abu Benjamin Musah
  • Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness, P. O. Box LG 68, University of Ghana, Legon – Accra, Ghana.
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Osei-Asare Yaw Bonsu
  • Osei-Asare Yaw Bonsu
  • Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness, P. O. Box LG 68, University of Ghana, Legon – Accra, Ghana.
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Wayo Seini
  • Wayo Seini
  • Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness, P. O. Box LG 68, University of Ghana, Legon – Accra, Ghana.
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  •  Received: 24 January 2014
  •  Accepted: 26 June 2014
  •  Published: 29 July 2014

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