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The Decision for Secondary Education: The Case of Cocoa farmers' children in Ghan's new Edubiase Cocoa district.a Farmers' Children in Ghana's New Edubiase Cocoa District

, 2011
Secondary (senior high) school is noted as an indispensable link between the basic and tertiary levels of education in Ghana. Financing a child’s secondary education in Ghana however, is very challenging for the average Ghanaian, including the cocoa farmer.
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A comprehensive study on the livelihood implications of transitioning from cocoa to rubber plantation in Ghana

The study, conducted in Manso Amenfi, Western Region, Ghana, explored the livelihood implications of transitioning from cocoa to rubber plantations. Using a cross-sectional survey with 384 participants, data revealed a decline in cocoa production levels.
kwadwo Amankwah, Busia, Joseph Oppong, Enoch Kwame Tham-Agyekum, Joseph Oppong Busia, Appiah, Patrick, Patrick Appiah, John-Eudes Andivi Bakang, Tham-Agyekum, Enoch Kwame, Amankwah, kwadwo, Bakang, John-Eudes Andivi   +9 more
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Compliance with cocoa quality management practices in Ghana; To what extent are cocoa farmers complying? [PDF]

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Adams F, Mensah JO, Etuah S, Appiah GB, Mensah A, Aidoo R, Quaye J, Ofori K.   +7 more
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Determinants of smallholder farmers’ demand for purchased inputs in Lilongwe District, Malawi: evidence from Mitundu extension planning area

The aim of this study was to empirically determine the factors that affect smallholder farmers’ demand for purchased fertilizer and seed using cross section data from 160 farmers.
Magombo, Elizabeth, Mehare, Abure, Ngoma, Kisa, Maganga, Assa, Gondwe, Paul   +4 more
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A double-hurdle model estimation of cocoa farmers' willingness to pay for crop insurance in Ghana. [PDF]

Springerplus, 2016
Okoffo ED, Denkyirah EK, Adu DT, Fosu-Mensah BY.   +3 more
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Malaria, Production and Income of the Producers of Coffee and Cocoa: an Analysis from Survey Data in Côte d’Ivoire. Malaria, coffee and cocoa production and income [PDF]

The sectors of coffee and cocoa represented in Côte d'Ivoire, before the political crisis, approximately 15% of the GDP and 40% of exports. The zones of production of these two cultures are in the forest area which is infected with malaria.
Jacky MATHONNAT, Jean-François BRUN, Marie-Claire HENRY, Martine AUDIBERT   +3 more
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Modeling Ghanaian cocoa farmers' decision to use pesticide and frequency of application: the case of Brong Ahafo Region. [PDF]

Springerplus, 2016
Denkyirah EK, Okoffo ED, Adu DT, Aziz AA, Ofori A, Denkyirah EK.   +5 more
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Does the WTO Increase Trade? The Case of U.S. Cocoa Imports from WTO-Member Producing Countries

Replaced with revised version of paper 06/08/2010.Gravity models, Exports, Market liberalization, Cocoa, Fixed Effects, Random Effects and Pooled Models, International Relations/Trade, F10, F13,
Allen, Albert J., Yeboah, Osei-Agyeman, Wozniak, Shawn J., Shaik, Saleem   +3 more
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Socio-Economic Impact of a Cocoa Integrated Crop and Pest Management Diffusion Knowledge Through a Farmer Field School Approach in Southern Cameroon

We focused on the Socio-Economic Evaluation of Farmer Field School Training on Integrated Pest Management in the humid forest region of Cameroon. The main objective was to assess the impact of training on integrated pest management (IPM) on cocoa farmer ...
Gockowski, James, Dieu ne Dort, Njankoua Wandji, Julius, Lapbim Nkeh, Isaac, Tchouamo   +3 more
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Socioeconomic and biophysical drivers of cocoa yield variability in smallholder farms in Côte d'Ivoire. [PDF]

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Yéo N, Zon DS, Tondoh EJ.
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