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Assessing potential impact of a farmer field school training on perennial crop in Cameroon, Wandji, N., Binam N., Sonii D., Mva Mva J., and Gockowski J. , 2008, (2008)

The potential impact of a cocoa Farmer Field School (FFS) training on integrated pest management (IPM) in Cameroon was assessed. It was shown that FFS-trained farmers have significantly more knowledge about crop husbandry practices than non-participants. A 32% production increase and 45% income...

An Evaluation of Farmer Field School Induced Changes in Ghanaian Cocoa Production, Gockowski, J., Asamoah C., David S., Gyamfi I., and Kumi M. A. , Journal of International Agricultural and Extension Education, 2010, Volume 17, Issue 3, p.43 - 56, (2010)

A case study of Ghanaian cocoa farmer field schools was conducted to provide feedback on a regional effort to close the yield gap across the cocoa belt of West Africa. Production practices were significantly modified in the year following training with notable increases registered in both the...

An evaluation of farmer field school training on the livelihoods of cocoa farmers in Atwima District, Ashanti Region, Ghana, Gockowski, J., Asamoah C., David S., Nkamleu G. B., Gyamfi I., Agordorku S., and Kuti M. A. , STCP Working Paper Series, 2008, Accra, Ghana, (2008)

The effects of STCP farmer field school training conducted in 2003 with the cocoa farmers of Atwima District of the Ashanti region, Ghana, was assessed. The focus of the study is on the measurement of changes in behavior with respect to crop husbandry and input usage and the impact on production...

Socio-Economic Impact of a Cocoa Integrated Crop and Pest Management Diffusion Knowledge through a Farmer Field School Approach in Southern Cameroon, Wandji, N., Gockowski L. J. N. J., and Isaac T. , 18th International Symposium of the International Farming Systems Association, 2006, (2006)

The impact of Farmer Field School training on integrated pest management (IPM) on cocoa farmer field school graduates in the humid forest region of Cameroon was assessed. Shade management, phytosanitary harvest, pruning, improved spraying practices and grafting of improved materials were adopted...

Sustainability in the Cocoa Sector-Review, Challenges and Approaches, Matissek, R., Reinecke J., Von Hagen O., and Manning S. , Moderne Ernaehrung Heute, Official Journal of the Food Chemistry Institute of the Association of the German Confectionery IndustryModerne, 2012, p.28 - pgs., (2012)

The cocoa industry is suffering from a number of interconnected problems: Be this the over-aged tree stocks, the repercussions of disease and pest infestation, the political instability in West Africa, a lack of agricultural professionalism, an absence of infrastructure, or the shortcomings of...

Our commitment to sustainable cocoa - ADM, ADM , 2011, p.12 - pgs., (2011)

ADM, as a premier global cocoa processors and chocolate manufacturer is committed to a sustainable future for cocoa farming. In this brochure ADM describes some of the activities created or supported by the company. Sustainability seminars, the SERAP programme (socially and environmentally...

"Sustainable Practices in the Global Cocoa Economy - A Producer's Perspective, , The 4th Indonesia International Cocoa Conference & Dinner 2007, 2007, (2007)

The following issues facing the global cocoa economy are discussed: (1) to what extent do stakeholders respond to sustainable production initiatives? (2) how can these interests be optimized to achieve maximum benefit for the cocoa economy? It is argued that sustainability involves achieving...

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