The Guinean rain forest (GRF) of West Africa, identified over 20 years ago as a global biodiversity hotspot, had reduced to 113,000 km2 at the start of the new millennium which was 18% of its original area. The principal driver of this environmental change has been the expansion of extensive smal...
Gockowski, J.
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Sonwa, D.J.
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[Cocoa intensification scenarios and their predicted impact on CO2 emissions, biodiversity conservation, and rural livelihoods in the Guinea rain forest of West Africa]
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Cocoa intensification scenarios and their predicted impact on CO2 emissions, biodiversity conservation, and rural livelihoods in the Guinea rain forest of West Africa
Gockowski, J.
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Sonwa, D.J.
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[Biodiversity and smallholder cocoa production systems in West Africa]
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Biodiversity and smallholder cocoa production systems in West Africa
STCP tools for the rehabilitation of West African cocoa farms
Cacao tree stocks in West Africa are mainly established from seeds procured
from farmers’ fields. This planting material lacks the disease tolerance and
yield potential of the hybrid seed. Productivity is also affected by the old age
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Bhattacharjee, R.
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Gockowski, J.
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Asare, R.
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Muilerman, Sander
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[A Green Revolution in the West African cocoa belt]
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A Green Revolution in the West African cocoa belt
Shortened fallow periods lead to a decline in crop yields in traditional mixed-food crop fields in southern Cameroon. Farmers use no inputs such as fertilizers for crop production in these field types. Planted fallows with adapted tree species might sustain or increase crop production under those...
Nolte, C.
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Tiki-Manga, T.
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Badjel-Badjel, S.
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Gockowski, J.
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Hauser, S.
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[Groundnut, maize and cassava yields in mixedfood crop fields after calliandra tree fallow in southern Cameroon]
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Groundnut, maize and cassava yields in mixedfood crop fields after calliandra tree fallow in southern Cameroon