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Adoption Levels of Cocoa Rehabilitation Programmes in South-west Nigeria
Cocoa is an important crop to the economies of countries such as Nigeria, Cote D’Ivoire, Ghana and Cameroon in West Africa. In an effort to revive cocoa sector and increase cocoa production in Nigeria led to cocoa rehabilitation programme (CRPs) by the ...
Akinnagbe Oluwole Matthew
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Economic Analysis of Cocoa Production Cropping Pattern in Nigeria, West Africa
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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Improving Support Systems for Cocoa Farmers beyond Cocoa Swollen Shoot Virus Disease Infestation
Cocoa swollen shoot virus disease (CSSVD) has severely hampered the production of cocoa in Ghana since pre-colonial days. The Ghana Cocoa Board has put several measures in place to support cocoa farmers in the fight against the CSSVD.
Tetteh Adesah +3 more
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A Typology of Young Cocoa Farmers: Attitudes, Motivations and Aspirations
This paper presents a typology to highlight and describe the variation in attitudes among young farmers in rural Ghana, a group that has been treated in policy discourses and in development practice as largely homogenous. It further identifies motivations and aspirations associated with each type.
Frederick Amon-Armah +3 more
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Cocoa farmers in this area were not familiar with post-harvest processing, usually, the cocoa bean was sold directly without any fermentation. This public service objective provides information on good quality control of cocoa plant beans, such as ...
Hanif Alamudin Mansur +12 more
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‘Insight into the Standard of Living of Ghanaian Cocoa Farmers’ [PDF]
A survey was conducted to provide insight into the standard of living of cocoa farmers in Ghana. A total of 637 households (with 3392 persons) were randomly sampled using a multi staged sampling technique from eleven cocoa districts in Ghana. Formal questionnaires were used to interview the heads of households on various aspects of their lives.
Asamoah, Mercy +4 more
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Penerapan Fermentasi Biji Kakao (Theobroma cacao L.) di Kabupaten Pidie Jaya, Aceh
Cocoa is one of the primary commodities in Meureudu and Trienggadeng Sub-districts, Pidie Jaya Regency. Many cocoa farmers in the sub-districts still need to understand the process and benefits of fermenting cocoa beans.
Juanda Juanda +2 more
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Assessment of farmers′ utilization of approved pesticides in cocoa farms in Ondo state, Nigeria
The study assessed farmers' utilization of approved pesticides in cocoa farms in Ondo State, Nigeria. A multi-stage sampling procedure was used to select 240 respondents for the study.
Adeola Adetutu Adejori +1 more
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Acceptance of European Union (EU) approved pesticides for cocoa production in Nigeria
In this study, we examined the determinants of acceptance of EU approved pesticides in Nigeria where several conditional logit models of cocoa farmers utility function were estimated using a choice experiment data conducted in Nigeria.
Kolapo Adetomiwa +3 more
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Sustainable cocoa production is susceptible to changes in some climatic parameters. This survey was carried out to understand the perceptions of cocoa farmers on climate change, its impacts on cocoa production and their adaptation methods.
Abayomi Samuel Oyekale
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