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Survey of Ghanaian cocoa farmer fermentation practices and their influence on cocoa flavour

Food Chemistry, 1994
Abstract A survey of 56 cocoa farms in Ghana was carried out during the 1986 main crop to assess the influence of fermentation practices (post-harvest pod storage, cultivar, weight of ferments, number of turns and timing, drying) on quality. Variations in the frequency of turning of the ferments was noted with cocoa-producing region and cultivar ...
David M. Baker, Keith I. Tomlins, Clifton Gay   +2 more
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Farmers’ compliance with the use of approved cocoa pesticides in cocoa producing states of Nigeria

Journal of Agriculture and Social Research (JASR), 2015
The survey evaluates the awareness and level of compliance in the use of approved cocoa pesticides by local farmers in selected cocoa producing states of Nigeria. Thirty farmers were randomly selected in Kwara, Ogun and Osun States. More than 70 percent of the farmers were aware of banned cocoa pesticides.
Mokwunye, IU, Babalola, FD, Ndagi, I, Idrisu, M, Mokwunye, FC, Asogwa, EU   +5 more
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The Migrant Cocoa Farmers of Southern Ghana

Africa, 1961
Opening ParagraphThe development of commercial cocoa growing in Ghana is always assumed to be something of a miracle. It evokes the stereotype of the plodding subsistence farmer, eking out a living by a system of shifting cultivation in the forest. This peasant is correctly presumed to have been unfamiliar with the cash economy centred on palm produce ...
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Determinants of diffusion of cocoa-spraying chemicals among Nigerian cocoa farmers

Agricultural Systems, 1986
Abstract Despite numerous empirical studies on the determinants of diffusion of chemical technologies among farmers in Nigeria, a reappraisal of the issue is undertaken in this paper. The need arises because previous studies assume that all potential adopters have equal opportunity to adopt an innovation and focus, therefore, upon individual ...
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The Price Responsiveness Of Nigerian Cocoa Farmers.

1968
PhD ; Agricultural economics ; Statistics ; University of Michigan, Horace H. Rackham School of Graduate Studies ; http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/187154/2/6902383 ...
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Contribution of Cocoa Farming to Farmer Income

INDONESIAN JOURNAL OF SMALL SCALE FARMING
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Belatungan Village, located in Pupuan Sub-district, Tabanan Regency, is known as one of the plantation centers in Bali. Cocoa, as the main commodity, is the main source of livelihood for the local community. Cocoa farming has faced numerous challenges in recent years, including climate change, pest and disease outbreaks, and ...
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The Gold Coast Cocoa Farmer.

Economica, 1958
K. D. S. Baldwin, Polly Hill
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Ghana Cocoa farmers—income, expenditure relationships

The Journal of Development Studies, 1973
This paper examines the hypothesis [Hill, 1963, 1971 pp. 21–29] that the cocoa farmer of Ghana is to be regarded as a rural capitalist rather than a stereotyped peasant producer. To test this, one aspect of entrepreneurial behaviour of particular interest to the economist is selected, viz. low marginal propensity to consume.
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Migrant Cocoa-Farmers of Southern Ghana.

The Economic Journal, 1964
Peter Gould, Polly Hill
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Innovation adoption behaviour of Ghana cocoa farmers

Agricultural Administration, 1980
Abstract The extent to which Ghana cocoa farmers have adopted recommended cocoa practices; whether correct knowledge of recommended practices leads to adoption, and whether the source of information affects the adoption process were studied. A sample of 1191 cocoa farmers was interviewed using a questionnaire.
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