An Empirical Analysis of the Commercial Viability of Greenhouse Vegetable Farming in Ghana
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.17306/j.jard.2026.3.00015r1 | Journal eISSN: 1899-5772 | Journal ISSN: 1899-5241
Language: English
Page range: 257 - 269
Accepted on: May 6, 2026
Published on: Sep 30, 2026
Published by: Poznań University of Life Science
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