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Mapping cacao fertiliser requirements in Côte d'Ivoire [PDF]

, 2017
In Côte d'Ivoire, soils in cacao plantations are depleted due to the absence or underuse of fertilisation. A digital map of 130 landunits was created from soil and climatic parameters.
Camara, Mamery, Kassin, Koffi Emmanuel, Koko, Louis, N'guessan, Kouame Jean-Claude, Snoeck, Didier, Traore, Migninna Joachim, Yao Kouamé, Albert   +6 more
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Déterminants institutionnels et organisationnels de la certification du cacao au Cameroun : cas du système de certification UTZ dans la région du Centre [PDF]

, 2017
La culture du cacao représente une activité prépondérante dans l'économie et la société camerounaise. L'accroissement des préoccupations environnementales, et l'engagement des agro-industries européennes à n'acheter que du cacao durable d'ici 2020 ...
Nlend Nkott, Anny Lucrèce, Mathe, Syndhia, Temple, Ludovic, Geitzenaeur, Maria   +3 more
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ORCHESTRATING DIFFERENCE AND SIMILARITY: Black Fungibility, and the Spatial Redrawing of Racial Categories in Spanish Colonial Morocco, Sahara and Guinea

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.
Abstract In this article I dissect the spatial strategies through which the Spanish attempted to orchestrate both racial difference and similarity in the African colonies of Morocco, Western Sahara and Equatorial Guinea during the first half of the twentieth century.
Pol Fité Matamoros
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A global strategy for the conservation and use of cacao genetic resources, as the Foundation for a sustainable cocoa economy [PDF]

, 2012
The future of the world cocoa economy depends on the availability of genetic diversity and the sustainable use of this broad genetic base to breed improved varieties. Decreasing cacao genetic diversity (in situ, on-farm and conserved in collections) is a
Cryer, N.C., Daymond, Andrew J., End, M.J., Engels, Johannes M.M., Eskes, Albertus, Gilmour, Martin, Lachenaud, Philippe, Laliberté, Brigitte, Phillips-Mora, Wilbert, Turnbull, Christ J., Umaharan, Pathmanathan, Weise, Stephan, Zhang, Dapeng   +12 more
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The physiological responses of cacao to the environment and the implications for climate change resilience. A review [PDF]

, 2019
Cacao (Theobroma cacao L.) is a tropical perennial crop which is of great economic importance to the confectionary industry and to the economies of many countries of the humid tropics where it is grown.
A Abdul Haris, A-AF Almeida De, AD Farrell, ADB Leakey, AJ Daymond, AJ Daymond, AJ Daymond, AJ Daymond, AM Young, Andrew J. Daymond, AP Hernandez, AR Sena Gomes, AR Sena Gomes, AR Sena Gomes, B Chabot, B Schaffer, B Schaffer, B Sultan, BA Kimball, BD Obiri, C Andres, C Delgado, CE Bita, D Balasimha, D Balasimha, D Balasimha, D Balasimha, D Kyereh, D Roche, DB Woods, DH Laycock, DHB Bisseleua, DP Vuuren Van, DS Ellsworth, DT Canvin, E Ávila-Lovera, EA Ainsworth, EA Ainsworth, EA Dos Santos, EA Dos Santos, EI Lammertsma, F Lahive, F Rada, FC Meinzer, FI Woodward, Fiona Lahive, FM Ali, FM DaMatta, FZ Bertolde, FZ Bertolde, G Cuenca, G Droh, G Moser, G Schroth, GAR Wood, GD Farquhar, H Bae, H Bae, H Toxopeus, HA Pinheiro, HS Saini, I Abdulai, I Abdulai, I Mohd Razi, I Serra, IKA Galyuon, IKA Galyuon, J Almeida De, J Beer, J Kummerow, J Quinlan, J Toxopeus, JA Vliet Van, JC Ramalho, JG Ramírez, JIL Morison, JK Owusu, JMG Thomas, K Acheampong, K Acheampong, K Bishop, K-I Miyaji, L Gateau-Rey, L Schwendenmann, LA Cernusak, LA Judd, LT Sefcik, M Biasutti, M Centritto, M Kӧhler, M Prosdocimi, M Rakocevic, M Wang, MC Silva Branco Da, MJ O’Brien, MK Adjaloo, MKA Alban, MKV Carr, MM Kotowska, MQ Martins, O Araque, P de T Alvim, P Hietz, P Jadin, P Läderach, P Nygren, PA Zuidema, Paul Hadley, PJM Sale, PJM Sale, PJM Sale, PJM Sale, R Asare, R Ghini, RA Dante, RAC Miranda De, RJ Joly, RJ Joly, RM Augé, RM Gifford, RM Raja Harun, S Radersma, S Smith, SD Wullschleger, SE Apshara, SP Long, SP Long, SS Gill, T Tscharntke, TJ Brodribb, VC Baligar, VC Baligar, VC Baligar, W Niether, W Niether, WP Rodrigues, WV Hutcheon, X Deng, X Deng, X Deng, Y Ahenkorah, Y Malhi, ZBIM Soumaila   +142 more
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Pass‐Through of Cocoa Prices Along the Supply Chain: What's Left for Farmers in Côte d'Ivoire?

Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Most cocoa farmers in Côte d'Ivoire are trapped in a cycle of poverty and farming practices that degrade the environment. This paper aims to provide an in‐depth understanding of the price formation process for cocoa at each stage of the supply chain in the world's largest cocoa‐producing country.
Kathrin Kaestner, Gunther Bensch, Colin Vance   +2 more
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First typology of cacao agroforests in the Colombian Amazon, based on composition, structure and light availability [PDF]

, 2019
The cultivation of cocoa in Colombia are of key social importance. Indeed cacao plays a prime role in post conflict resolution as it is the legal crop to replace illicit crops.
Casanoves, Fernando, Di Rienzo, Julio A., Melgarejo, Luz-Marina, Ngo Bieng, Marie-Ange, Suárez Salazar, Juan Carlos   +4 more
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Is Technological Heterogeneity the Key to Sustainable Coffee Production Efficiency?: A Latent Class Frontier Analysis in the Traditional Coffee Region of Colombia

Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Coffee producers deal with uncertainty due to high volatility in coffee prices. To navigate these challenges, producers must balance the tradeoff between higher yield and better quality utilising heterogeneous technologies, such as intensive production methods and environmental management practices.
Orlando Rodríguez, Maria Vrachioli, Johannes Sauer   +2 more
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New witches broom QTL in the Sca 6 x ICS 1 F2 population [PDF]

, 2011
Witches´ broom disease (WBD) of cacao, caused by the basidiomicete Moniliophthora perniciosa, is one of the most important diseases of cacao, the chocolate tree (Theobroma cacao L.).
Aguiar, R.S., Clément, Didier, Gramacho, Karina Peres, Juca, F.F., Lopes, Uilson Vanderlei, Mello, J.M.R., Nascimento, A.P.S., Pires, J.L., Santos, Rogério M.F.   +8 more
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Underrepresentation of bats in Africa's protected areas

Conservation Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract Biodiversity is severely threatened globally, with habitat loss and other human pressures accelerating species extinctions. Protected areas (PAs) are a critical conservation tool; however, their effectiveness in safeguarding many taxa, such as bats, remains unclear.
Cecilia Montauban, Ivana Budinski, Paul W. Webala, Theresa M. Laverty, Iroro Tanshi, Laura Torrent, Eric Bakwo‐Fils, Peter J. Taylor, Adam Kane, Ara Monadjem   +9 more
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