Small Farm Improvement Strategies--the Implications of a Computer Simulation Study of Indigenous Farming in South--east Ghana.

This paper outlines the methodology and findings of a village level farm management study in South-east Ghana. A linear prograrnming model is used to investigate the production response of farmers to the introduction of mechanisation, crop technology and credit innovations. The results are presented...

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Publicado en:Journal of Development Studies Vol. 12; no. 4; pp. 334 - 351
Autor principal: Low, A.R.C.
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Taylor & Francis Ltd Jul76
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