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Economic Impact of Plantain Ripening: A Case Study Among Plantain Traders in Accra

Evelyn Serwah Ayeha Department of Food Science and Technology, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, Ghana;b Food Technology Research Division, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) – Food Research Institute, Accra, GhanaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Enoch Aryeeteyb Food Technology Research Division, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) – Food Research Institute, Accra, Ghana
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Ebenezer Quandohc Agriculture, Food and Environment, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot, Israel
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Abena Boakyea Department of Food Science and Technology, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, Ghana
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Faustina Dufie Wireko-Manua Department of Food Science and Technology, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, Ghana
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James Osei Mensahd Department of Agricultural Economics, Agribusiness and Extension, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, Ghana
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Ibok N. Oduroa Department of Food Science and Technology, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, Ghana
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Pages 217-228 | Published online: 05 Nov 2023

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