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Organic Cocoa Production: A guide for Farmer Field Schools in Sierra Leone , (Training material) , Cora Dankers, Chris Newell, FAO, Twin UK , 2007 , FAO , English
Good agricultural practices for sustainable cocoa production: a guide for farmer training. Manual no. 1: Planting, replanting and tree diversification in cocoa systems , (Training material) , Richard Asare and Sonii David , 2011 , Forest & Landscape Denmark in collaboration with Sustainable Tree Crops Program of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture
Good agricultural practices for sustainable cocoa production: a guide for farmer training - manual no. 3: Conservation and biodiversity in and around cocoa farms , (Training material) , Richard Asare, Sonii David, Denis Sonwa , 2011 , Forest & Landscape Denmark in collaboration with Sustainable Tree Crops Program of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture , English

Organic Cocoa Production: A guide for Farmer Field Schools in Sierra Leone

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Organization: 
FAO
Author: 
Cora Dankers, Chris Newell, FAO, Twin UK
Publication date: 
2007
Language: 
English
Topic: 
green production
Country & region: 
Africa
Sierra Leone
Keywords: 
farmer field schools, integrated pest management, organic farming, rehabilitation
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This manual is adapted from S. David. 2005. Learning about sustainable cocoa production: a guide for participatory farmer training. 1. Integrated crop and pest management. Sustainable Tree Crops Program, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Yaoundé, Cameroon. March 2005 version. It serves as technical background material and was adapted for use in the Sierra Leonean context with a view that farmers comply with organic standards. Expected results are that members: obtain greater understanding of the agro-ecosystem of cocoa plantations and understand the purpose of the various crop husbandry activities; are able to produce good-quality cocoa; know the role of their association/co-operative in the cocoa supply chain and the services they can expect from their organization; know their own responsibility as a member and understand why they have to pay their membership fees and participate in the democratic decision making structure; and, are aware of gender issues within the organization.

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