Cocoa eats the food: expansion of cocoa into food croplands in the Juabeso District, Ghana

EO Ajagun, G Ashiagbor, WA Asante, BA Gyampoh… - Food Security, 2021 - Springer
There is evidence that cocoa is expanding into food croplands in cocoa-producing
landscapes in Ghana. This calls for effective monitoring to inform policy and interventions in …

[HTML][HTML] Low-emissions and profitable cocoa through moderate-shade agroforestry: Insights from Ghana

JW Hawkins, EJ Gallagher, S van der Haar… - Agriculture, Ecosystems …, 2024 - Elsevier
Cocoa production is a leading driver of deforestation in the humid-tropics of West Africa.
Reconciling climate change mitigation with livelihoods of farmers requires identification of …

[HTML][HTML] Climate change manifestations and adaptations in cocoa farms: Perspectives of smallholder farmers in the Adansi South District, Ghana

AK Anning, A Ofori-Yeboah, F Baffour-Ata… - Current Research in …, 2022 - Elsevier
Climate change can have huge consequences for cocoa farming and the livelihoods of
communities in tropical Africa, although evidence of such effects is scanty. This study …

Impact of an integrated youth skill training program on youth livelihoods: A case study of cocoa belt region in Ghana

V Unnikrishnan, M Pinet, L Marc, NA Boateng… - World Development, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper assesses the impact of an integrated skills training program given to youth aged
17–25-year-old living under the $2/day poverty line in the cocoa belt region of Ghana …

Impact of agricultural credit on productivity, cost and returns from cocoa production in Ghana

D Boansi, M Gyasi, S Nuamah… - Cogent Economics & …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
This study identified the determinants of cocoa farmers' access to credit in Ghana and
estimated the impact of credit access on yield, yield gap, gross income, cost of production …

[PDF][PDF] Assessing the resilience of the cocoa value chain in Ghana

E Monastyrnaya, J Joerin, E Dawoe, J Six - Case study report, 2016 - researchgate.net
Food systems are constantly challenged by changing environments. Multiple factors, related
to economic instabilities, social insecurities and climate change can affect the functioning of …

Profitability analysis of smallholder cocoa production in South West Region of Cameroon

NN Ngwang, MO Meliko - African Journal of Agricultural …, 2021 - academicjournals.org
Over the years, cocoa production in Cameroon has served as a source of employment for
many smallholder farmers. However, aging trees amongst other factors is a limiting factor in …

Energy and economic characterization of the traditional drying of cocoa beans in greenhouses

JS Vásquez-Alzate, JF Vásquez-Uribe… - Revista Facultad de …, 2024 - revistas.udea.edu.co
El secado es un paso de vital importancia en la producción de cacao, en el cual se reduce
la humedad del grano para poder ser almacenado o tratado. En el departamento de …