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Title Micro-enterprises and privatized agricultural services: information flow, credit and trust in small seed enterprises in Ghana | ||
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Author(s) Fergus Lyon | ||
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Abstract Following the privatization programme under Ghana's structural adjustment policies, the private sector has been encouraged to provide agricultural services such as seed supply. Detailed studies of seed micro-enterprises show the importance of developing networks and customer relations with other enterprises in order to get information and credit. These links are often based on informal links as the formal legal measures are too expensive and are not perceived to be functioning fairly. The public sector plays a role in regulating the industry through seed certification. Government officials were also found to be playing an unofficial role as intermediaries in the provision of information on supply, demand and the actions of other enterprises. Copyright © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. | ||
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Identifier RePEc:wly:jintdv:v:11:y:1999:i:4:p:673-685 | ||
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Repository RePEc - Research Papers in Economics 
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