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100 1  Afful-Koomson, Timothy,|0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/
       names/n2014201350|eauthor. 
245 10 Economic and financial analyses of small and medium food 
       crops agro-processing firms in Ghana /|cauthors, Timothy 
       Afful-Koomson, William Fonta, Stephen Frimpong, Nathaniel 
       Amoh. 
264  1 Accra, Ghana :|bUnited Nations University Institute for 
       Natural Resources in Africa (UNU-INRA),|c[2014] 
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505 0  Cover -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Contents -- List 
       of Tables -- List of Figures -- Foreword -- 
       Acknowledgements -- Executive Summary -- CHAPTER ONE: 
       INTRODUCTION -- 1.1 Background and Context -- 1.2 The Role
       of Agro-processing in Ghana -- 1.3 Why Should Ghana focus 
       on Food Crops Agro-processing? -- 1.4. The objectives and 
       contents of this book -- CHAPTER TWO: GENERAL APPROACH AND
       METHODOLOGY -- 2.1. Introduction -- 2.2. Theoretical 
       Concept -- 2.3. Data Collection -- 2.4. Sampling Method --
       2.5. Limitations of the Study (Challenges with data 
       collection) 
505 8  CHAPTER THREE: THE FOOD CROPS AGRO-PROCESSING SECTOR IN 
       GHANA -- 3.1. Introduction -- 3.2. Processing of 
       horticultural products (fruits and beverage) -- 3.3. 
       Processing of Vegetables -- 3.4. Processing of Cereal -- 
       3.5. Processing of Roots and Tubers -- 3.6. Processing of 
       Oil Palm -- 3.7. Constraints facing the Agro-processing 
       sector -- 3.8. Some interventions in Ghana's Agro-
       processing Sector -- 3.9. Conclusion -- CHAPTER FOUR: 
       DISTRIBUTION AND CONCENTRATION OF FOOD CROPS AGRO-
       PROCESSING FIRMS IN GHANA -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Types
       and Classification of Agro-processing Firms 
505 8  4.3 Distribution of Food Crop Agro-Processing Firms in 
       Ghana -- 4.4 Measurement of Industry Concentration -- 4.5.
       Estimates of the concentration of Food Crops Agro-
       Processing Firms across Regions in Ghana by the 
       concentration curve -- 4.6. Estimates of the concentration
       of Food Crop Agro-Processing Firms across Regions in Ghana
       by the concentration ratios -- 4.7 Concentration of Food 
       Crop Agro-Processing Firms across Commodity-Types in Ghana
       -- 4.8. Conclusion -- CHAPTER 5: OWNERSHIP AND EMPLOYMENT 
       CHARACTERISTICS OF FOOD CROPS AGRO-PROCESSING FIRMS IN 
       GHANA -- 5.1. Introduction 
505 8  5.2. Ownership Characteristics of agro-processing firms in
       Ghana -- 5.3. Building Structure of Agro processing firms 
       in Ghana -- 5.4. Management capacity and Skill of Agro 
       processing firms in Ghana -- 5.5. Employments in Agro-
       Processing Firms in Ghana -- 5.6. Conclusion -- CHAPTER 
       SIX: FOOD CROPS AGRO-PROCESSING OPERATIONS -- 6.1 
       Introduction -- 6.2 Installed and Operating Capacities -- 
       6.3 Level of Technology Use -- 6.4 Efficiency of 
       Conversion -- 6.5 Products and Services -- 6.6 Internal 
       and External Linkages of Operation -- 6.7 Operations 
       Management -Repairs and Maintenance of Fixed Assets 
505 8  6.8 Operations Constraints -- 6.9 Business Expansion Plans
       -- 6.10 Conclusions -- CHAPTER SEVEN: PRODUCTIVITY AND 
       EFFICIENCY ANALYSIS OF FOOD CROPS AGRO-PROCESSING FIRMS --
       7.1. Theory and Concept of Production -- 7.2 Efficiency 
       Estimation -- 7.3 Characteristics of Data -- 7.4 
       Econometric estimation and statistical verification of the
       model -- 7.5 Efficiency of Utilization of Resources -- 7.6
       Conclusion -- CHAPTER EIGHT: STANDARDIZATION AND MARKETING
       OF PROCESSED FOOD PRODUCTS -- 8.1 Standardization -- 8.2 
       Concept of Product Quality -- 8.3 Quality Attributes 
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655  4 Electronic books. 
700 1  Fonta, William M.,|0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/
       n2011213093|eauthor. 
700 1  Frimpong, Stephen|c(Of Institute for Natural Resources in 
       Africa),|0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2015240260
       |eauthor. 
700 1  Amoh, Nathaniel,|0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/
       n2015240234|eauthor. 
710 2  Institute for Natural Resources in Africa,|0https://
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