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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 +2 more
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Demand for Indonesian cocoa beans in a dilemma: Case study Malaysian market
Economic Journal of Emerging Markets, 2019 Indonesian cocoa industry has been transforming into a processed cocoa exporter by imposing export taxes. The policy has managed to increase exports of processed cocoa and decreased cocoa bean exports. However, overall export value of cocoa commodities (
Awan Setya Dewanta
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Scientia Agropecuaria, 2016 The aim of this study was to evaluate variation in the physical and chemical properties of fermented cocoa beans with cocoa beans transfer between wooden fermentation boxes manually (M) and semi-mechanized (SM) way.
Pedro. P. Peláez +2 more
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Coloration Technology, EarlyView.Abstract Natural dyes are compounds that occur naturally in several organisms and are classified based on chemical structure and application method. The literature cites several natural dyes used in industrial transformation processes. Annatto dye is used in the food industry, and its biological pigment is extracted from the annatto seed. However, this
Marcel Jefferson Gonçalves +5 more
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Toxicology Reports, 2017 Levels of organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) were determined in dried cocoa beans obtained from cocoa produce stores at Ondo and Ile-Ife, Southwestern Nigeria.
J.A.O. Oyekunle +3 more
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Chromatographic Identification of Leaf Color Characteristics on Fine-flavor and Bulk Cacao as Selection Indicator [PDF]
, 2016 A problem encountered in plant breeding process to determine bean color quality of fine-flavor cocoa is a long selection period. Preliminary results indicatedthat the fine-flavor cocoa has a low color reflectance than bulk cocoa.
Adhiwibawa, M. A. (Marcelinus) +3 more
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Land Reforms in Cuba: First Empirical Assessment on Productivity Using Crop‐Level Panel Data
Economics of Transition and Institutional Change, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Land reforms implemented in Cuba since 2008 have aimed to increase agricultural production by distributing state‐owned idle lands with land‐use rights. The reforms restricted farmers with the rights from cultivating perennial and capital‐intensive crops.
Yoshihiko Hashiguchi +1 more
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Comparative Study of Solar Drying of Cocoa Beans: Two Methods Used in Colombian Rural Areas
Chemical Engineering Transactions, 2017 In Colombia, the production of cocoa beans is an important export business classified as “fine cocoa” type by the International Cocoa Organization (ICCO). Drying for agricultural products is one of the most cost-effective applications of solar energy and
J. Puello-Mendez +6 more
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Supply and Demand Model for the Malaysian Cocoa Market [PDF]
This paper investigates a system of supply, demand, and price equations for Malaysian cocoa using annual data over the period 1975-2008. Theoretically, in supply and demand models, the price variable is treated as endogenous.
Abdel Hameed, Amna Awad +5 more
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Development of Fermentation and Drying of Cocoa Beans Using a Rotary Fermentor-Drier [PDF]
, 2002 Fermentation and drying processes are interrelated, but they are been carried out as separate entities requiring specific equipment at each stage. These processes are very labour intensive and time-consuming.
Abdul Haiyee, Zaibunnisa
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