Farmer and consumer preferences for rice in the Ashanti region of Ghana: Implications for rice breeding in West Africa

Maxwell Darko Asante1,2*,; Bright Owusu Asante2,3; George Kwasi Acheampong2; Samuel Kwame Offei1; Vernon Gracen1; Hans Adu-Dapaah2; Eric Yirenkyi Danquah1

doi:10.5897/JPBCS13.0409

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Plant Breeding and Crop Science

Abbreviation: J. Plant Breed. Crop Sci.
Language: English
ISSN: 2006-9758
DOI: 10.5897/JPBCS
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Farmer and consumer preferences for rice in the Ashanti region of Ghana: Implications for rice breeding in West Africa

Maxwell Darko Asante1,2*,

Maxwell Darko Asante1,2*,
1West African Centre for Crop Improvement, College of Agriculture and Consumer Sciences, University of Ghana, PMB LG 30, Legon, Ghana.
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Bright Owusu Asante2,3

Bright Owusu Asante2,3
2CSIR-Crops Research Institute, P.O. Box 3785, Kumasi, Ghana.
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George Kwasi Acheampong2

George Kwasi Acheampong2
2CSIR-Crops Research Institute, P.O. Box 3785, Kumasi, Ghana.
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Samuel Kwame Offei1

Samuel Kwame Offei1
1West African Centre for Crop Improvement, College of Agriculture and Consumer Sciences, University of Ghana, PMB LG 30, Legon, Ghana.
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Vernon Gracen1

Vernon Gracen1
1West African Centre for Crop Improvement, College of Agriculture and Consumer Sciences, University of Ghana, PMB LG 30, Legon, Ghana.
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Hans Adu-Dapaah2

Hans Adu-Dapaah2
2CSIR-Crops Research Institute, P.O. Box 3785, Kumasi, Ghana.
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Eric Yirenkyi Danquah1

Eric Yirenkyi Danquah1
1West African Centre for Crop Improvement, College of Agriculture and Consumer Sciences, University of Ghana, PMB LG 30, Legon, Ghana.
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Article Number - C0C447542006
Vol.5(12), pp. 229-238 , December 2013
https://doi.org/10.5897/JPBCS13.0409

Accepted: 18 November 2013
Published: 31 December 2013

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Authors

Maxwell Darko Asante1,2*,
1West African Centre for Crop Improvement, College of Agriculture and Consumer Sciences, University of Ghana, PMB LG 30, Legon, Ghana.

Bright Owusu Asante2,3
2CSIR-Crops Research Institute, P.O. Box 3785, Kumasi, Ghana.

George Kwasi Acheampong2
2CSIR-Crops Research Institute, P.O. Box 3785, Kumasi, Ghana.

Samuel Kwame Offei1
1West African Centre for Crop Improvement, College of Agriculture and Consumer Sciences, University of Ghana, PMB LG 30, Legon, Ghana.

Vernon Gracen1
1West African Centre for Crop Improvement, College of Agriculture and Consumer Sciences, University of Ghana, PMB LG 30, Legon, Ghana.

Hans Adu-Dapaah2
2CSIR-Crops Research Institute, P.O. Box 3785, Kumasi, Ghana.

Eric Yirenkyi Danquah1
1West African Centre for Crop Improvement, College of Agriculture and Consumer Sciences, University of Ghana, PMB LG 30, Legon, Ghana.

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