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The impact of climate change on Indonesian cocoa productivity is discussed and strategies for adaptation are outlined. Both excessive rainfall and droughts are on the increase. Major factors include soil loss due to erosion, the development of pests and diseases, and poor been drying. Mitigation...

The fundamental research questions dealt with in this presentation are: what is required to efficiently and effectively increase the income of cocoa farmers and cocoa communities. And, how can this be done in an environmentally and socially responsible manner, and ensuring the competiveness of...

Cocoa has been a serious agent of deforestation in Ghana and its continued expansion in the Western Region is threatening globally important protected areas and the integrity of the ecosystem. Productivity growth through intensification must be part of the equation. Achieving a yield gap of 50%...