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Towards Responsible Mining in Africa: Problematising the Environmental and Public Health Concerns of Artisanal and Small‐Scale Gold Mining in Ghana

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT There have been emerging media reports on the impact of cyanide and mercury use in artisanal and small‐scale gold mining (ASGM) operations on community health, especially among pregnant and non‐pregnant women, ASGM miners, and children in rural Africa.
Francis Arthur‐Holmes, Emmanuel Selasi Tomude, Steve Ahenkora Amoako   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Dimensions of Accessibility and Use of Information Communication Technology Among Cocoa Farmers in Atwima Mponua District, Ghana

Journal of Agricultural Extension
This research examined the drivers of accessibility and use of information communication technologies (ICTs) by cocoa farmers. A sample size of four hundred (400) cocoa farmers was selected using a multi-stage random sampling procedure.
Enoch Kwame Tham-Agyekum, Beatrice Offeibea Awuku, Fred Ankuyi, Ernest Laryea Okorley, Patrick Appiah, Collins Osei, John-Eudes Andivi Bakang   +6 more
doaj   +6 more sources

Factors influencing adoption of cocoa agroforestry in Ghana: Analysis based on tree density choice

Sustainable Environment
Despite the beneficial effects of cocoa agroforestry on cocoa production and yield levels, adoption is below expectation while the factors driving adoption are not well known. This study therefore explored the typology of cocoa agroforestry (AF) in Ghana
Joseph Amerino, Clever Kwasi Apedo, Benjamin Tetteh Anang   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Globalization and International Commodity Trade with Specific Reference to the West African Cocoa Producers [PDF]

Liberalization of tropical agricultural markets has brought globalization, in the sense that all producers now face world rather than domestic prices.
Christopher L. Gilbert, Panos Varangis
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Symbols of Climate Action: Audit Labor and the Production of Carbon Credits

Economic Anthropology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Voluntary carbon markets (VCMs) are promoted as tools for financing climate mitigation, yet their effectiveness and credibility remain contested. This article examines how carbon credits are produced and destabilized as symbols of climate action, emphasizing the forms of ecological and audit labor that sustain their legitimacy.
Diego Silva Garzón
wiley   +1 more source

Strategic framing of novel ideas: How contestation shapes the evolution of novelty

Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Research Summary Entrepreneurs use strategic framing to gain support for their novel ventures, products, and services. A key challenge entrepreneurs face is that audiences often contest frames that introduce novel ideas, especially when these ideas disrupt audiences' mental and business models.
Janina Klein, Elco van Burg, Christine Moser   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The need for alternative pest management methods to mitigate risks among cocoa farmers in the Volta region, Ghana. [PDF]

Heliyon, 2022
Miyittah MK, Kosivi RK, Tulashie SK, Addi MN, Tawiah JY.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Agribusiness competency development of cocoa farmers at konawe regency in Southeast Sulawesi Province

, 2010
Salah satu komoditas unggulan perkebunan yang banyak dikembangkan masyarakat pada usahatani lahan kering adalah pembudidayaan tanaman kakao (Theobrama cacao L), dan wilayah Kabupaten Konawe merupakan sentra pengembangan komoditas unggulan kakao rakyat ...
Rayuddin
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Good Agricultural Practices (GAP 1) Programme and Its Implications on Cocoa Yield of Participants in Ondo State, Nigeria

, 2020
The continuous fall in the output of cocoa in Nigeria in the past years has been a great concern to the Nigerian Government. Cocoa which is the majorexport crop in Nigeria is experiencing drop in the foreign exchange earnings accruing to the Nigerian ...
Oluwasegun, Ogunwande Isaac Oluwasegun Isaac, Olamigoke, Odefadehan Olalekan   +1 more
core   +1 more source

Evaluation of cocoa farmers’ perception of the cocoa rebirth program in Kwara State, Nigeria

Peruvian Journal of Agronomy
El cacao, un cultivo comercial significativo en Nigeria, contribuye al crecimiento económico de la nación. Sin embargo, el declive de la producción de cacao es preocupante, por lo tanto, existe la necesidad de reiniciar la industria del cacao a través del Cocoa Rebirth Program (CRP).
Ajoke O. KAYODE, Mobolaji O. MUSA, Abdulhakeem A. OLADIMEJI   +2 more
openaire   +1 more source