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Cocoa plantations are associated with deforestation in Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana

Nature Food, 2023
Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana, the world’s largest producers of cocoa, account for two thirds of the global cocoa production. In both countries, cocoa is the primary perennial crop, providing income to almost two million farmers.
Nikolai Kalischek, Nico Lang, Cécile Renier, R. C. Daudt, Thomas Addoah, W. Thompson, W. Blaser-Hart, R. Garrett, K. Schindler, J. D. Wegner   +9 more
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Assessing Land Use and Land Cover Change and Farmers’ Perceptions of Deforestation and Land Degradation in South-West Côte d’Ivoire, West Africa

Land, 2021
Deforestation and land degradation remain two major economic and environmental threats in Côte d’Ivoire. This study assessed land use and land cover (LULC) change and farmers’ perceptions of the drivers and effects of deforestation and land degradation ...
Jean-Luc Kouassi, A. Gyau, L. Diby, Yeboi Bené, C. Kouamé   +4 more
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A Living Income for Cocoa Producers in Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana?

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 2021
It is often claimed that cocoa producers are poor, but the extent of their poverty is rarely defined. We analyzed six data sets derived from household questionnaires of 385–88,896 cocoa producers in Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana.
J. van Vliet, M. Slingerland, Y. Waarts, K. Giller   +3 more
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Satellite Image Processing by Python and R Using Landsat 9 OLI/TIRS and SRTM DEM Data on Côte d’Ivoire, West Africa

Journal of Imaging, 2022
In this paper, we propose an advanced scripting approach using Python and R for satellite image processing and modelling terrain in Côte d’Ivoire, West Africa. Data include Landsat 9 OLI/TIRS C2 L1 and the SRTM digital elevation model (DEM).
Polina Lemenkova, O. Debeir
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Observed Changes in Rainfall and Characteristics of Extreme Events in Côte d’Ivoire (West Africa)

Hydrology, 2023
This study evaluates how the characteristics of daily rainfall and extreme events in Côte d’Ivoire changed during 1961–2015 using the rain gauge observation network of the National Meteorological Service (SODEXAM).
D. Konate, Sacré Régis Mailly Didi, K. Djè, A. Diedhiou, K. Kouassi, B. Kamagaté, J. Paturel, Houebagnon Saint Jean Patrick Coulibaly, Claude Alain Koffi Kouadio, Talnan Jean Honore Coulibaly   +9 more
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Implementation process and challenges of index testing in Côte d’Ivoire from healthcare workers’ perspectives

PLoS ONE, 2023
A major limiting factor in combatting the HIV epidemic has been the identification of people living with HIV. Index testing programs were developed to face that challenge.
Nancy Mugisha, Fatoumata Tirera, Naraba Coulibaly-Kouyate, William Aguie, Yao He, K. Kemper, Julia Robinson, Luc N'Goran, M. Tuho, Seydou Kouyaté, Y. Doumbia, S. Gloyd, A. Kone   +12 more
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Foreign direct investment and economic growth in Côte d’Ivoire : An application of the bounds testing approach to cointegration

Cogent Economics & Finance, 2023
This paper analyzes the contribution of foreign direct investment (FDI) to economic growth in Côte d’Ivoire, for the period 1980–2019. We use the World Development Indicators (World Bank) database.
B. G. J. Iritié, Jean Baptiste Tiémélé   +1 more
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Health Risk Assessment of Heavy Metals (Pb, Cd, Hg) in Hydroalcoholic Gels of Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire

Biological Trace Element Research, 2021
Despite the high consumption of hydroalcoholic gels worldwide and particularly in Côte d’Ivoire since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, very few studies have measured the heavy metal content and human exposure in this product.
Urbain Paul Gnonsoro, Yolande Epouse Datte Ake Assi, Naminata Sangare, Yao Urbain Kouakou, A. Trokourey   +4 more
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First detection of the malaria vector Anopheles arabiensis in Côte d’Ivoire: urbanization in question

Malaria Journal, 2022
Background Previous studies have revealed high malaria transmission in Bouaké, Côte d’Ivoire. The sociopolitical crisis in the country and the resulting environmental changes have raised the need to update existing knowledge on mosquito vector species ...
F. Fournet, A. Adja, K. A. Adou, Milossé M. C. Dahoui, Baba Coulibaly, Konan F Assouho, D. Zoh, M. Kone, A. Koné, Koffi L. Niamien, S. Cornelie, E. Tia, N. Moiroux   +12 more
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Do Sustainability Standards Benefit Smallholder Farmers Also When Accounting for Cooperative Effects? Evidence from Côte D'Ivoire

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2020
Although many studies analyzed effects of sustainability standards—such as Fairtrade or Rainforest Alliance—on smallholder farmers in developing countries, most did not sufficiently account for systematic differences between certified and noncertified ...
Jorge Sellare, Eva‐Marie Meemken, C. Kouamé, M. Qaim   +3 more
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