On this page you will find an overview of international research institutes that mainly conduct fundamental research on topics like genetic modification, resistent cocoa varieties, soil fertility, and more.
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Converging farmers' and scientists' perspectives on researchable constraints on organic cocoa production in Ghana: results of a diagnostic study
(Publication)
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 District, Eastern Region,
Ghana. The study followed a technographic study that highlighted cocoa as a public crop...
Challenges of farmers’ innovativeness in central zone, Tigray, Ethiopia A
(Publication)
Transformation of agriculture is essential for sustainable growth and
national progress of developing countries. To be successful in achieving this
objective Extension worker, researchers, development practitioners, and
institutions involved in rural development have to play a...
Improving Cocoa Production Through Lean: A Case Study of the Ghanaian Cocoa Industry
(Publication)
Cocoa has immensely contributed to the economy of the West African country of Ghana over the years, especially in exports. For example, cocoa beans and products accounted for 28.1 percent of total exports (Bank of Ghana, 2012) and has consistently accounted for almost half of agricultural...
Cocoa Quality Index Proposal
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The definition of food quality has varied over time but has evolved so that current definitions are based on meeting customer demands. However, in order to better define food quality a more comprehensive evaluation based in key variables is required. This study aims to propose a Cocoa Quality...
Cocoa production in the Dominican Republic: sustainability, challenges and opportunities
(Publication)
This study is a significant step in reducing some of the knowledge gaps in the global map of cocoa production. While considerable attention has been paid to cocoa in West Africa, the fact that it is grown in a variety of regions, including South-East Asia, South America and the Caribbean, is...
Cocoa production in the Dominican Republic: sustainability, challenges and opportunities
(Publication)
This study aims to reduce some of the knowledge gaps in the global map of cocoa production. While considerable attention has been paid to cocoa in West Africa, the fact that it is
grown in a variety of regions, including South-East Asia, South America and the Caribbean, is often overlooked...
Developing strategic coffe and cocoa research agendas
(Publication)
An online survey and interviews among professionals involved
in the cocoa and coffee business are the first step towards a
global research agenda. The survey with farmer
organisations, cocoa and coffee processing companies, NGOs,
governments and researchers around the...
Gender and Asset Ownership: Recent Agriculture Development Interventions in Africa
(Publication)
The path out of poverty in agrarian countries in Africa lies in their ability to provide equitable access to productive assets-land, credit, livestock, health and education to name a few. No less important is the duty of policymakers to examine gendered differences in the use, control and...
Social Impact Assessment of Crude Oil Pollution on Small Scale Farmers in Oil Producing Communities of the Central Agricultural Zone of Delta State, Nigeria
(Publication)
The study assessed the social impact of oil production on small holder farmers in oil-producing communities of the agriculture zone of Delta State, Nigeria. Data were collected from 120 respondents by the use of questionnaire. Soil erosion (96.6%), noise pollution (98.3%), bush burning (93.3%),...
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