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Abbreviations


Cif

Cost, insurance and freight

CSIR

Council for Scientific and Industrial Research

CRIG

Cocoa Research Institute of Ghana

CV

Coefficient of variation

GDP

Gross Domestic Product

GPRS

Ghana Poverty Reduction Strategy

IFDC

International Fertilizer Development Centre

ISSER

Institute of Social and Economic Research

MOFA

Ministry of Food and Agriculture

RP

Rock phosphate

SE

Standard error

SRI

Soil Research Institute

VCR

Value Cost Ratio



Fertilizers


AN

Ammonium nitrate

AS

Ammonium sulphate

KNO3

Potassium nitrate

MOP

Muriate of potash

SSP

Single superphosphate

TSP

Triple superphosphate

NPK

Compound fertilizer containing N, P2O5 and K2O

NP

Compound fertilizer containing N and P2O5

PK

Compound fertilizer containing P2O5 and K2O

N: Nitrogen
P2O5 or P: Phosphate*
K2O or K: Potash*

* Phosphate and potash may be expressed as their elemental forms P and K or as their oxide forms P2O5 and K2O. Nitrogen is expressed as N. In this study, phosphate and potash are expressed in their oxide forms.


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