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: 556

Full Length Research Paper

Factors affecting farmers’ participation in contract farming: The case of soybean producers in the eastern corridor of the northern region of Ghana

Abdulai Y.
  • Abdulai Y.
  • Department of Agribusiness, Tamale Technical University, Tamale Northern Region, Ghana.
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Abdulai A. M.
  • Abdulai A. M.
  • Department of Agribusiness, Tamale Technical University, Tamale Northern Region, Ghana.
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Abdul-Manan K.
  • Abdul-Manan K.
  • Department of Agribusiness, Tamale Technical University, Tamale Northern Region, Ghana.
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  •  Received: 04 February 2024
  •  Accepted: 04 March 2024
  •  Published: 30 April 2024

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