Cocoa production in West Africa, a review and analysis of recent developments

NJAS - Wageningen Journal of Life Sciences

Volumn 74-75, Issue , 2015, Pages 1-7

  Wessel, Marius ^a   Quist Wessel, P M Foluke ^b  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Direc and Senior Agronomist of AgriQuest   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Agroforestry; Amazon hybrids; Diseases; Fertilizers; Intensification; Pests; Prospects; Rehabilitation; Replanting

Indexed keywords

AGROFORESTRY; COCOA; COST ANALYSIS; CROP PEST; CROP PRODUCTION; CROP YIELD; DISEASE CONTROL; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FOOD PRODUCTION; HYBRID; SOIL NUTRIENT; AGRICULTURAL INTENSIFICATION; AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; FUTURE PROSPECT; INCOME; LITERATURE REVIEW; MARKET CONDITIONS; PEST CONTROL; REGROWTH; TWENTY FIRST CENTURY;

CAMEROON; GHANA; NIGERIA; AMAZONIA; COTE D'IVOIRE;

ELAEIS; THEOBROMA CACAO;

EID: 84945356732     PISSN: 15735214     EISSN: 22121307     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.njas.2015.09.001     Document Type: Review

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