FARM TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION BY SMALLHOLDER FARMERS IN GHANA
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عنوان ژورنال: Review of Agricultural and Applied Economics
سال: 2018
ISSN: 1336-9261
DOI: 10.15414/raae.2018.21.02.41-47