Rolling out climate smart Cocoa through public-private partnership in Ghana: A Framework highlighting the step-by-step procedure towards climate smart cocoa finance in Ghana [PDF]
, 2020 The cocoa industry has been the mainstay of the Ghanaian economy over the years through the provision of revenues from foreign exchange earnings and the generation of employment for farmers who are mainly small holders.
Asare, Richard +2 more
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Pesticides use in cocoa sector in Cameroon: characterization of supply source, nature of actives ingredients, fashion and reasons for their utilization [PDF]
, 2014 The chemical control is the widely control method applied in Cameroon for pests and diseases by all the cocoa producers without technical suitable assistance by the State as before 1980'S. However, it is known that farmers have less knowledge on the good
Amang a Mbang, Joseph +10 more
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Fertilizer use among cocoa farmers in Ghana: the case of Sefwi Wiawso District
International Journal of Environment, 2014 This study analyses factors that influence fertilizer use among cocoa farmers in the Sefwi Wiawso District in the Western Region, Ghana. Primary data were obtained from 200 cocoa farmers in the district.
Isaac Nunoo +2 more
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Determinants of credit access of cocoa farmers
Applied Studies in Agribusiness and Commerce, 2019 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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Topological Properties of International Commodity Market: How Uncertainty Affects the Linkages?
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The study aims to explore the network topology of the international commodity market by examining the interconnections among 21 commodity futures across various categories, including energy, precious and industrial metals, and agriculture. We analyze the market structure of these commodity futures under both low and high uncertainty conditions
Ibrahim Yagli, Bayram Deviren
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Employing agricultural extension delivery services for improving cocoa bean quality
Cogent Social SciencesAgricultural extension services are supposed to provide farmers with the know-how and abilities they need to boost productivity, and create premium cocoa beans.
James Aniagyei +4 more
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The impact of the economic crisis on Indonesia's cocoa sector : working paper 99.20 [PDF]
, 1999 After the 'El Nino' drought in 1997, 1998 will be remembered as the 'krismon', or the year of dire monetary depreciation in Indonesia. However, in Sulawesi, in a free market background, a highly competitive marketing chain, and an already booming economy,
Ruf, François
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Farmers’ perceptions of the effectiveness of the Cocoa Disease and Pest Control Programme (CODAPEC) in Ghana and its effects on poverty reduction [PDF]
, 2015 The study examined the contribution of the Cocoa Disease and Pest Control Programme (CODAPEC), which is a cocoa production-enhancing government policy, to reducing poverty and raising the living standards of cocoa farmers in Ghana. One hundred and fifty (
Daymond, Andrew J., Kumi, Emmanuel
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Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study sets out to investigate the prospects for raising oil palm output in sub‐Saharan Africa, particularly Ghana, without further expansion of cropland. Given global concerns about oil palm's role in deforestation and land use change, the focus is on enhancing productivity on existing farmlands.
Jacob Asravor +3 more
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