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The Shift from Crop Production to Mining Activities in Arable Lands: Evidence from Ghana

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  • Wongnaa, Camillus Abawiera
  • Nti, Emmanuel Kwame
  • Acheampong, Patricia Pinamang
  • Bannor, Richard Kwasi
  • Babu, Suresh Chandra

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  • Wongnaa, Camillus Abawiera & Nti, Emmanuel Kwame & Acheampong, Patricia Pinamang & Bannor, Richard Kwasi & Babu, Suresh Chandra, 2021. "The Shift from Crop Production to Mining Activities in Arable Lands: Evidence from Ghana," 2021 Conference, August 17-31, 2021, Virtual 314946, International Association of Agricultural Economists.
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    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.314946
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