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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 o...


Bhattacharjee, R.Gockowski, J.Asare, R.Muilerman, Sander[A Green Revolution in the West African cocoa belt]A Green Revolution in the West African cocoa belt

Shade trees are an integral part of most cocoa growing systems across the world. This study assesses farmers’ local knowledge of shade trees at two locations in Ghana with different climatic conditions and vulnerability to climate change. Akumadan is located in the northern dry part of the cocoa ...


Graefe, S.Meyer-Sand, L.F.Chauvette, K.Abdulai, I.Jassogne, Laurence T.P.Vaast, PhilippeAsare, R.[Evaluating farmers' knowledge of shade trees in different cocoa agro-ecological zones in Ghana]Evaluating farmers' knowledge of shade trees in different cocoa agro-ecological zones in Ghana

Poor access to improved seeds in West and Central Africa has compromised crop yields and productivity as most farmers source the bulk of their seeds from informal channels. The use of farmer produced seeds has mostly resulted in high seedling mortality thereby presenting challenges to cocoa rehab...


Asare, R.Afari-Sefa, VictorMuilerman, Sander[Access to improved hybrid seeds in Ghana: Implications for establishment and rehabilitation of cocoa farms]Access to improved hybrid seeds in Ghana: Implications for establishment and rehabilitation of cocoa farms

While an increasing number of large food companies commit themselves to source only certified cocoa, research on the impacts of certification on cocoa farmers is falling behind. We investigate how Rainforest Alliance (RA) certification of smallscale cocoa farmers in Ghana has affected both the fi...


Fenger, N.A.Bosselmann, A.S.Asare, R.Neergaard, Andreas de[The impact of certification on the natural and financial capitals of Ghanaian cocoa farmers]The impact of certification on the natural and financial capitals of Ghanaian cocoa farmers

In the humid lowlands of Africa, the expansion of extensive low-input agriculture is the most important driver of tropical deforestation and forest degradation with a negative impact on biodiversity and climate change (Norris et al. 2010; Phalan et al. 2011). A recent global analysis of the clima...


Gockowski, J.Robiglio, V.Muilerman, SanderAgyeman, N.F.Asare, R.[Cocoa and REDD]Cocoa and REDD

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