Digital innovations for monitoring sustainability in food systems
Monitoring systems that incentivize, track and verify compliance with social and
environmental standards are widespread in food systems. In particular, digital monitoring …
environmental standards are widespread in food systems. In particular, digital monitoring …
Cocoa production in the 2020s: challenges and solutions
Abstract Background Cocoa (Theobroma cacao L.) is a crop of huge economic significance
worldwide and is grown mainly in tropical and subtropical countries. Currently, West Africa …
worldwide and is grown mainly in tropical and subtropical countries. Currently, West Africa …
Machine learning as a strategic tool for helping cocoa farmers in Côte D'Ivoire
Machine learning can be used for social good. The employment of artificial intelligence in
smart agriculture has many benefits for the environment: it helps small farmers (at a local …
smart agriculture has many benefits for the environment: it helps small farmers (at a local …
[HTML][HTML] Cocoa pod husk-derived organic soil amendments differentially affect soil fertility, nutrient leaching, and greenhouse gas emissions in cocoa soils
The depletion of soil nutrients and decline in yields on cocoa farms in west Africa over time
force farmers to abandon their farms and look for new fertile land, thereby contributing to …
force farmers to abandon their farms and look for new fertile land, thereby contributing to …
What resilience theory and praxis can learn from multi-dimensional approaches to understanding poverty: A study of Ghanaian cocoa forest landscapes
Resilience–broadly understood as withstanding, and adapting to, shocks and risks–has
emerged as a central discursive device for converging humanitarian needs with climate …
emerged as a central discursive device for converging humanitarian needs with climate …
Tailored policies for perennial woody crops are crucial to advance sustainable development
Perennial woody crops, which are crucial to our diets and global economies, have the
potential to play a major role in achieving multiple UN Sustainable Development Goals …
potential to play a major role in achieving multiple UN Sustainable Development Goals …
Genotyping of cacao (Theobroma cacao L.) germplasm resources with SNP markers linked to agronomic traits reveals signs of selection
HE Nieves-Orduña, M Müller, KV Krutovsky… - Tree Genetics & …, 2024 - Springer
The Amazonian cacao tree or the chocolate tree (Theobroma cacao L.) is cultivated to
produce seeds, the valuable raw material for the chocolate industry. However, cacao yield is …
produce seeds, the valuable raw material for the chocolate industry. However, cacao yield is …
Unveiling the cocoa-carob flavour gap in dark chocolates via instrumental and descriptive sensory analyses
MCY Ku, SQ Liu - Food Research International, 2024 - Elsevier
Roasted carob pulp (Ceratonia siliqua) is a cocoa substitute known for its faint cocoa-like
resemblance. However, the cocoa-carob flavour gap remains poorly uncharacterised. This …
resemblance. However, the cocoa-carob flavour gap remains poorly uncharacterised. This …
High-resolution sensors and deep learning models for tree resource monitoring
Trees contribute to carbon dioxide absorption through biomass, regulate the climate, support
biodiversity, enhance soil, air and water quality, and offer economic and health benefits …
biodiversity, enhance soil, air and water quality, and offer economic and health benefits …
Landscape-Scale Biodiversity Impacts Analysis of Côte d'Ivoire's Cocoa Cultivation along Export Supply Chains
Agricultural land use for export commodities leads to significant biodiversity impacts. A
spatially detailed assessment of these impacts is crucial for implementing effective mitigation …
spatially detailed assessment of these impacts is crucial for implementing effective mitigation …