In Ghana, farmers perceive protected forestsas land banks for increasing agricultural productivity tosupport subsistence living. This has led to fragmentationof existing protected forests. Two of such reserve forestsnamely Bia Conservation Area and Krokosua HillsForest Reserve have been enc...
Asare, R.
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Afari-Sefa, Victor
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Osei-Owusu, Y.
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Pabi, O.
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[Cocoa agroforestry for increasing forest connectivity in a fragmented landscape in Ghana]
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Cocoa agroforestry for increasing forest connectivity in a fragmented landscape in Ghana
Over 70 years of familiarity with cocoa agroforests enables farmers of southern Cameroon to obtain food, medicinal plants and income from the ecosystem. Since 1994, social forestry activities in Cameroon have focused primarily on the idea of community forests. This approach is likely to encounter...
Sonwa, D.J.
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Weise, S.F.
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Tchatat, M.
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Nkongmeneck, B.A.
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Ndoye, O.
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Gockowski, J.
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[The role of cocoa agroforestry in rural and community forestry in southern Cameroon]
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The role of cocoa agroforestry in rural and community forestry in southern Cameroon
The aim of this paper is to determine the characteristics and preferences of cocoa farmers in the humid forest zone of Cameroon who are actively diversifying their cocoa agroforests by planting Dacryodes edulis. A survey conducted amongst 300 farmers revealed that about 80 percent of them grow Da...
Sanwa, D.J.
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Tchatat, M.
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Adesina, A.A.
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Weise, S.F.
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Nkongmeneck, B.A.
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Ndoye, O.
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Endamana, D.
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[Domestication dans les cacaoyères de la zone de forêt humide du Sud-Cameroun: caractéristiques et préférences des cacaoculteurs pratiquant l’arboriculture de Dacryodes edulis]
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Domestication dans les cacaoyères de la zone de forêt humide du Sud-Cameroun: caractéristiques et préférences des cacaoculteurs pratiquant l’arboriculture de Dacryodes edulis
Cocoa occupies 6 million ha in coastal humid West Africa where 70% of world supply is grown, 90% on 2 million family farms, of 2 ha or less. Here, at least 16 million people mostly depend on cocoa but earn only $100/person/year from the crop. There is need to optimize the farming system, minimize...
Alabi, Tunrayo
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Sonder, Kai
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Oduwole, O.
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Okafor, C.
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[A multicriteria GIS site selection for sustainable cocoa development in West Africa: a case study of Nigeria]
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A multicriteria GIS site selection for sustainable cocoa development in West Africa: a case study of Nigeria
The main objective of this study is to assess the welfare status and the income inequalities among cocoa farming households in Ondo State, Nigeria. Primary data collected from sampled cocoa farmers were used for this study. Descriptive statistics were used to explain the socio-economic variables,...
Oguntade, A.E.
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Adewumi, K.J.
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Okafor, C.
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Fatunmbi, T.E.
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[Assessment of welfare status and income inequalities among cocoa farming households in Ondo State, Nigeria]
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Assessment of welfare status and income inequalities among cocoa farming households in Ondo State, Nigeria
Rueda, J.
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Gilmour, M.
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[Sustainable Tree Crops Program (STCP): workshop on implementation assessment in West Africa]
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Sustainable Tree Crops Program (STCP): workshop on implementation assessment in West Africa
This paper presents empirical evidence to show how socioeconomic factors affect the adoption of and investment in agrochemicals in the cocoa sector of Côte d’Ivoire. The analysis uses primary farm-level data collected in 2002 from a nationally representative sample of more than one thousand cocoa...
Keho, Y.
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Gockowski, J.
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David, S.
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[Investing in agrochemicals in the cocoa sector of Côte d’Ivoire: hypotheses, evidence and policy implications]
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Investing in agrochemicals in the cocoa sector of Côte d’Ivoire: hypotheses, evidence and policy implications
Theobroma cacao L. with its center of diversity in Central and South America was first introduced to West Africa in the mid-19th century and today the region produces 70% of the world's cocoa. Several distinct cocoa types have been introduced, cultivated, and intercrossed across the region. Also,...
Opoku, S.
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Bhattacharjee, R.
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Kolesnikova-Allen, M.
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Motamayor, J.
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Schnell, R.
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Ingelbrecht, I.L.
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Enu-Kwesi, L.
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Adu-Ampomah, Y.
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[Genetic diversity in cocoa (Theobroma cacao L.) germplasm collection from Ghana]
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Genetic diversity in cocoa (Theobroma cacao L.) germplasm collection from Ghana
Despite Ghana’s large contribution to global cocoa production, average yields are low. Policymakers and practitioners are calling for implementation of a climate smart strategy by increasing yields and augmenting shade tree cover in cocoa systems. However, there have been few studies in West Afri...
Asare, R.
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Markussen, B.
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Asare, R.A.
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Anim-Kwapong, G.J.
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Ræbild, A.
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[On-farm cocoa yields increase with canopy cover of shade trees in two agro-ecological zones in Ghana]
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On-farm cocoa yields increase with canopy cover of shade trees in two agro-ecological zones in Ghana
Asare, R.
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Afari-Sefa, Victor
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Gyamfi, I.
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Okafor, C.
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Mva Mva, J.
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[Cocoa seed multiplication: an assessment of seed gardens in Cameroon, Ghana and Nigeria]
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Cocoa seed multiplication: an assessment of seed gardens in Cameroon, Ghana and Nigeria