Assessing the profitability of small scale local shea butter processing: Empirical evidence from Kaleo in the Upper West region of Ghana
This paper assesses profitability of small scale local shea butter production in Ghana. The study used cross-sectional data from 110 sampled shea butter processors randomly selected from Kaleo in the Upper West region of Ghana. Profitability methods such as gross margins, net incomes and net returns...
Main Authors: | Theophilus Tweneboah Kodua, Jacob Ankamah, Mary Addae |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis Group
2018-01-01
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Series: | Cogent Food & Agriculture |
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Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23311932.2018.1453318 |
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