Journal of
Agricultural Extension and Rural Development

  • Abbreviation: J. Agric. Ext. Rural Dev
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2170
  • DOI: 10.5897/JAERD
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 488

Full Length Research Paper

Economic empowerment of rural women: Assessing the effectiveness of the rural enterprise program (REP) in Ghana, West Africa

Gloria Demedeme
  • Gloria Demedeme
  • Department of Planning, College of Art and Built Environment, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana.
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Charles Boateng Opoku
  • Charles Boateng Opoku
  • Department of Planning, College of Art and Built Environment, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana.
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  •  Received: 28 September 2021
  •  Accepted: 06 December 2021
  •  Published: 28 February 2022

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