This desk review study was commissioned by the European Commission/ DG INTPA to better understand the relationships between agroecology (AE), responsible value chains and agricultural and food...
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Cocoa
Cocoa is one of Ghana's most important crops but suffers from declining yields due to variable weather conditions, soil degradation, insects, and diseases. Climate Smart Agriculture...
Highlights: Poverty among cocoa farmers is a challenge in Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana. The LID policy aims to mitigate poverty among cocoa farmers in Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana...
The susceptibility of cocoa to harsh climatic conditions is evident in cocoa growing areas in Ghana, and climate distribution models show reduced cocoa suitability to climate change. We...
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Multivariate probit econometric approach applied to estimate simultaneous adoptions of agricultural technologies.
Smallholder farmers mostly make heterogenous decisions regarding complementary technologies...
This note summarizes lessons and practices deployed in embedding climate resilience into the design of projects that received catalytic funds from The Africa Climate Resilience Investment Facility (AFRI-RES). It...
Farmers’ adoption of preventive and treatment measures of cocoa swollen shoot virus disease in Ghana
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Enhancing farmer knowledge on preventive measures is paramount to the probability and depth of farmer adoption.
There is very low (5%) extent of adoption recommended CSSVD...
Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana, the world’s largest producers of cocoa, account for two thirds of the global cocoa production. In both countries, cocoa is the primary perennial crop, providing...
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Increasing cocoa yields per unit area is a means to meet growing demand, secure food security& reduce pressure on forest.
We quantified cocoa yield...
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Though cocoa agroforestry systems (CAF) support cocoa yield, species-specific information is limited to advance CAF adoption.
We assessed the impacts of...