Meeting Ghanaian farmers' demand for a full range of mechanization services
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"Changes in Ghanaian farming systems: stagnation or a quiet transformation?,"
Agriculture and Human Values, Springer;The Agriculture, Food, & Human Values Society (AFHVS), vol. 35(1), pages 41-66, March.
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- Takeshima, Hiroyuki & Houssou, Nazaire & Diao, Xinshen, 2018. "Effects of tractor ownership on returns-to-scale in agriculture: Evidence from maize in Ghana," Food Policy, Elsevier, vol. 77(C), pages 33-49.
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GHANA; WEST AFRICA; AFRICA SOUTH OF SAHARA; AFRICA; mechanization;All these keywords.
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