This paper reviews the present condition of cocoa growing in West Africa where some six
million ha are planted with cocoa which provide about 70 percent of the total world …

The results of research into the water relations of cocoa are reviewed in the context of
drought mitigation and irrigation need. Background information on the centres of production …

In this" bracingly iconoclastic” book (New York Times Book Review), a renowned economics
scholar breaks down the fight to end global poverty and the rights that poor individuals have …

The Guinean rain forest (GRF) of West Africa, identified over 20 years ago as a global
biodiversity hotspot, had reduced to 113,000 km 2 at the start of the new millennium which …

Abstract Agricultural productivity in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) remains low and is falling
farther behind other regions of the world. Although agricultural output growth in the region …

No other country comes to mind more than Ghana when one speaks of cocoa. Likewise, one
cannot think of Ghana without thinking of its cocoa sector, which offers livelihoods for over …

The negative effects of climate change on cocoa production are often enhanced through
agricultural intensification, while research institutions and enterprises try to minimize yield …

Cacao (Theobroma cacao L.) is native to tropical South America, but as the unique source of
cocoa butter and powder for the 200 billion USD global confectionery market, it is cultivated …

CONTEXT Cocoa is an important commodity crop and source of income for millions of small-
holder farmers. Nonetheless, questions on cocoa tree functioning, best management …

Timber production and cocoa yields were studied (initial 10–11 years) in two experimental
plantations: a Cocoa-Legume system (CL, Erythrina poeppigiana, Gliricidia sepium or Inga …