Ghana’s Planting for Food and Jobs Programme: A Look at the Role of Capability in Farmers’ Participation
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- Isaac G. K. Ansah & Munkaila Lambongang & Samuel A. Donkoh, 2020. "Ghana’s Planting for Food and Jobs Programme: A Look at the Role of Capability in Farmers’ Participation," Journal of Human Development and Capabilities, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 21(2), pages 161-182, April.
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- Lambongang Munkaila & Abiodun Emmanuel Awoyemi & Kafui Kosiwor Sokpor, 2020. "Effect of Participation in Village Savings and Loans Associations on the Financial Performance of Rural Households in Northern Region, Ghana," International Journal of Publication and Social Studies, Asian Economic and Social Society, vol. 5(2), pages 178-188, June.
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Crop Production/Industries; Labor and Human Capital;NEP fields
This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-AGR-2018-10-29 (Agricultural Economics)
- NEP-DEV-2018-10-29 (Development)
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