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Economic Analysis of Cocoa Production Cropping Pattern in Nigeria, West Africa [PDF]
Coffee and Cocoa Research Journal, 2023 Cocoa is the most prominent export crop in Nigeria in terms of its production and export capacities. There is dearth of literature on the profitability of the different cropping systems.
Yetunde Olasimbo Mary Oladokun +3 more
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Cocoa and Cardiovascular Health [PDF]
Circulation, 2009 Epidemiological data demonstrate that regular dietary intake of plant-derived foods and beverages reduces the risk of coronary heart disease and stroke. Among many ingredients, cocoa might be an important mediator. Indeed, recent research demonstrates a beneficial effect of cocoa on blood pressure, insulin resistance, and vascular and platelet function.
Andreas J Flammer, , Roberto Corti
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Antioxidants, 2020 Cocoa beans are the seeds of the tropical tree Theobroma cacao L [...]
Joanna Oracz, Dorota Żyżelewicz
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Scientific Reports, 2023 Sexual incompatibility among kola genotypes accounted for over 50% yield loss. Compatible and high yielding varieties are in demand to develop commercial orchards.
Daniel Nyadanu +5 more
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Survival of mushrooms and termites upon pesticide exposure in the cocoa agro-ecosystem
Journal of Tropical Life Science, 2023 Pesticides have become integral parts of cocoa cultivation for the management of insect pests and fungal pathogens which cause significant damage to the crop. However, continuous pesticides usage in the cocoa agro-ecosystem is of concern due to perceived
Eric Asare Kumi +6 more
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Structure and labor use pattern among cocoa farmers in Ondo State, Nigeria
Coffee and Cocoa Research Journal, 2023 Human labour is about the only main source of labour available to smallholder farmers in Nigeria. Smallholder farmers contribute over 85% of domestic agricultural output in Nigeria, hence, human labour accounts for the domestic food supply in Nigeria ...
Yetunde Olasimbo Mary Oladokun +2 more
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Journal of Plant Protection Research, 2021 Annual losses of cocoa in Ghana to insect pests are significant. The use of integrated pest management (IPM) tools is critical for effective pest management.
Godfred Kweku Awudzi +6 more
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Preventive Effects of Cocoa and Cocoa Antioxidants in Colon Cancer [PDF]
Diseases, 2016 Colorectal cancer is one of the main causes of cancer-related mortality in the developed world. Carcinogenesis is a multistage process conventionally defined by the initiation, promotion and progression stages. Natural polyphenolic compounds can act as highly effective antioxidant and chemo-preventive agents able to interfere at the three stages of ...
María Martín, Luis Goya, Sonia Ramos
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Coffee and Cocoa Research Journal, 2017 Many claim that commodity plantations release carbon stock and thus contribute to climate change effects. Yet, studies on cocoa carbon stock and nutrients are limited, especially in Malaysia therefore, objective of this study was to determine if there ...
A Nurafiza +5 more
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Plant-Environment Interactions, 2020 High cropping efficiency implies that high yields are obtained from reasonably sized trees. We studied the general and specific combining ability (GCA and SCA) of selected cashew clones of Brazilian (A), Beninese (BE), and Ghanaian (SG) background for ...
Paul K. K. Adu‐Gyamfi +4 more
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