The sustainability of the cocoa industry in the developing world depends heavily on the
preservation of the natural environment. There is, therefore, an urgent need for more …

Cocoa production is one of the leading causes of deforestation in West Africa. Agroforestry
cocoa systems are increasingly promoted as a possible solution to deforestation. This study …

Cocoa farming plays a critical economic and social role in Ghana. Cocoa is the country's
second most important export and provides income to a large segment of the Ghanaian …

Optimizing sustainability among smallholder farms poses challenges due to inherent trade‐
offs. In the study of organic and conventional cocoa smallholder farming in Ghana, 398 …

A diagnostic study was conducted to identify the major constraints on organic cocoa
production at Brong-Densuso and surrounding communities in the Suhum-Kraboa-Coaltar …

The goal of sustainability requires addressing philosophical, economical and sociological
issues as well as environmental and scientific questions. Sustainable agriculture embraces …

The cocoa sector faces a number of deeply embedded, interrelated challenges, including
old trees with low productivity; low farmer and worker incomes; pest and disease attacks; …

The effects of the prevalent low-input systems of production, over-aged farms, and unstable
climate are worsened by weaknesses inherent in the formal system of production and …

Cocoa is an agricultural good produced mostly in West Africa. The export of cocoa is
paramount for the economies of Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire which are the two biggest …

This training manual has been developed to raise awareness among cocoa farmers in
Ghana on the effects of climate change on their cocoa production and to give them tools (in …