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Organic cocoa farmer’s strategies and sustainability
São Tomé and Príncipe (STP) is one of the world’s smallest organic cocoa exporting countries, whose product has a positive socio-cultural and economic impact. Small producers who ensure it, are associated into two cooperatives that experience several difficulties and dilemmas including climate changes and poverty.
Ibrahim Prazeres +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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‘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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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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Determinants of credit access of cocoa farmers
Access to credit is one of the critical areas that are of prime interest to development practitioners, agribusiness entrepreneurs and agricultural economists, mainly access to credit by farmers in order to increase their production and also reduce poverty. This study sought to analyze the determinants of credit access among cocoa farmers in the Asunafo
Nicholas Oppong Mensah +4 more
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REVIEW : POTENSI DAN ARAH PENGEMBANGAN AGROINDUSTRI BERBASIS KAKAO DI PROVINSI PAPUA BARAT
West Papua Province as the coverage area of the National Cocoa Revitalization Movement (GERNAS Pro-Cocoa). This area has the potential to become a center for the cocoa production, and even become the main cocoa producing areas in eastern Indonesia. Cocoa
Murtiningrum Murtiningrum +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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FARMERS' ACCESSIBILITY AND USE OF HYBRID COCOA SEEDLINGS FOR COCOA REHABILITATION: EMPIRICAL RESULTS FROM AMENFI CENTRAL DISTRICT, GHANA [PDF]
The introduction of hybrid seedlings of cocoa by the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) was intended to replace old and diseased trees which were less productive. We conducted a study to investigate the accessibility and use of hybrid cocoa seedlings (Series II,
Acheampong M. +6 more
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