Farm transition and indigenous growth: The rise to medium- and large-scale farming in Ghana:
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farm structure; smallholders; farm size; large farms;NEP fields
This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-AGR-2016-03-10 (Agricultural Economics)
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