Since 2000, children working in the cocoa sector of Côte d'Ivoire have found themselves in the media spotlight. This situation has assumed particular importance because approximately 40% of the world's cocoa production occurs in Côte d'Ivoire. Concerned parties have since taken great interest in ...
Nkamleu, G.B.
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Kielland, A.
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[Modeling farmers decisions on child labor and schooling in the cocoa sector: a multinomial logit analysis in Cote dIvoire]
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Modeling farmers decisions on child labor and schooling in the cocoa sector: a multinomial logit analysis in Cote dIvoire
Understanding the vulnerability of forest and forest related sectors to climate change, mainstreaming the use of forest into adaptation strategies are some of the challenges faced by forestry research, developers and stakeholders. Despite the multiple efforts to mitigate climate change, it is wel...
Sonwa, D.J.
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Nkem, J.
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Foahom, B.
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Nkongmeneck, B.A.
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[Ecological research in the perspective of using forest in adaptation to climate change in Cameroon (Central Africa)]
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Ecological research in the perspective of using forest in adaptation to climate change in Cameroon (Central Africa)
This manual on biodiversity and wildlife conservation in cocoa landscapes near protected areas aims at improving farmers’ knowledge on biodiversity and wildlife conservation in order to strengthen their decision making capacity. It helps farmers to understand the importance of biodiversity and wi...
Asare, R.
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David, S.
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Sonwa, D.J.
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[Conservation and biodiversity in and around cocoa farms. Learning about sustainable cocoa production: a guide for participatory farmer training]
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Conservation and biodiversity in and around cocoa farms. Learning about sustainable cocoa production: a guide for participatory farmer training
This paper makes a desk review of the role of non-timber forest products (NTFPs) in the rural economy of Cameroon either as a safety net or as a subsector that can propel sustainable rural development and poverty alleviation. NTFPs are materials derived from forests, excluding timber and related ...
Tieguhong, J.C.
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Ndoye, O.
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[Transforming subsistence products to propellers of sustainable rural development: non-timber forest products (NTFPs) production and trade in Cameroon]
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Transforming subsistence products to propellers of sustainable rural development: non-timber forest products (NTFPs) production and trade in Cameroon
Forest cover has deteriorated less in Central Africa than in West Africa. The cocoa cultivation practised in West Africa, after felling of the forest, has contributed to the destruction of that cover. Unlike West Africa, cocoa cultivation in Southern Cameroon (Centaral Africa) is done by smallhol...
Sonwa, D.J.
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Weise, S.F.
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Ndoye, O.
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Janssens, M.J.J.
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[Initiatives endogenes d'intensification et de diversification a l'interieur des agroforets-cacao au Sud-Cameroun: lecons pour une foresterie participative dans les systemes a base de cultures perennes en Afrique centrale et de l'Ouest]
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Initiatives endogenes d'intensification et de diversification a l'interieur des agroforets-cacao au Sud-Cameroun: lecons pour une foresterie participative dans les systemes a base de cultures perennes en Afrique centrale et de l'Ouest
Cocoa-producing countries of West and Central Africa experienced a serious economic crisis in the early 1980s, when the cocoa sector was liberalized and the macroeconomic policies of the sector changed. These institutional changes created new difficulties and challenges for sustainable cocoa farm...
Sonwa, D.J.
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Weise, S.F.
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Adesina, A.A.
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Nkongmeneck, B.A.
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Tchatat, M.
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Ndoye, O.
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[Production constraints on cocoa agroforetry systems in West and Central Africa: the need for integrated pest management and multi-institutional approaches]
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Production constraints on cocoa agroforetry systems in West and Central Africa: the need for integrated pest management and multi-institutional approaches
A sample survey of 648 households was conducted in 54 villages in the humid forest zone of Cameroon to understand the effect of the economic crisis (dating from 1986) and the 1994 currency devaluation on the practices of small farmers, and the effect of these practices on forest cover change. Fou...
Bikie, H.
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Ndoye, O.
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Sunderlin, William D.
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[L'Impact de la crise economique sur les systemes agricoles et la changement du couvert forestier dans la zone forestiere humide du Cameroun]
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L'Impact de la crise economique sur les systemes agricoles et la changement du couvert forestier dans la zone forestiere humide du Cameroun
Abdulai, A.
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Jassogne, Laurence T.P.
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Muilerman, Sander
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Asare, R.
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Läderach, Peter
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Asten, Piet J.A. van
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Graefe, S.
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Vaast, Philippe
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[Evaluation of yield gap and production factor in cocoa systems along a climatic gradient in Ghana]
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Evaluation of yield gap and production factor in cocoa systems along a climatic gradient in Ghana
This study determined the structure of cocoa plantations along a continuous gradient of market access, population density and resource use intensity in the humid forest zone of southern Cameroon. The study area comprises the sub-regions of Yaoundé, Mbalmayo, and Ebolowa. Market access, population...