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

Socioeconomic profile and farm management practices of smallholder cocoa farmers in three cocoa producing districts in Southwestern Ghana

Daniel A.Tetteh
  • Daniel A.Tetteh
  • Institute for Environment and Sanitation Studies, University of Ghana, P. O. Box LG 209, Legon, Ghana.
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Alex Asase
  • Alex Asase
  • Department of Botany, University of Ghana, P. O. Box LG 55, Legon, Ghana.
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  •  Received: 13 November 2015
  •  Accepted: 17 October 2016
  •  Published: 13 April 2017

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