How does Farmer Preference matter in Crop variety Adoption? The case of Improved Cassava varieties’ Adoption in Ghana

Ghana’s National Agricultural Research Systems have officially released 24 improved cassava varieties, which are high yielding, disease and pest resistant and early maturing. However, adoption of these varieties by mainly smallholder farmers is very low, leading to low yields and incomes. The purpos...

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Main Authors: Acheampong Patricia Pinamang, Owusu Victor, Nurah Gyeile
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: De Gruyter 2018-11-01
Series:Open Agriculture
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/opag-2018-0052