African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6934

Full Length Research Paper

Shea butter processing as an engine of poverty reduction in Northern Ghana: Case study of four communities in the Bolgatanga Municipality

Alena Hatskevich
  • Alena Hatskevich
  • Faculty of Tropical AgriSciences, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Kamýcká 129, 165 21 Prague 6 - Suchdol, Czech Republic.
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Karel Srnec
  • Karel Srnec
  • Faculty of Tropical AgriSciences, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Kamýcká 129,165 21 Prague 6 - Suchdol, Czech Republic.
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Joseph Eminzang Essilfie
  • Joseph Eminzang Essilfie
  • Electricity Company of Ghana, P. O. Box 2394, Accra East Region, Accra.
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  •  Received: 10 June 2014
  •  Accepted: 09 September 2014
  •  Published: 20 October 2014

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