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Opportunities and constraints in agriculture : a gendered analysis of cocoa production in Southern Cameroon
Kumase, Wokia-azi N.; Bisseleua, Herve; Klasen, Stephan - 2010
In this paper we examine gender differences in cocoa production in Cameroon using a survey of about 1000 cocoa … producers in Southern Cameroon. We find that women farmers have access to land (of similar size to men), but through different … women farmers are a reality in Cameroon that need equal access to inputs and technologies, and support. If given equal …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010336342
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Aspects of poverty and inequality in Cameroon
Kumase, Wokia-azi Ndangle - 2010 - 1. Aufl.
Poverty and inequality remain extremely high for Cameroon despite improvements in poverty figures between 1996 and 2001 … are large spatial differences in poverty in Cameroon and that sources of inequality vary by location. Regardless of the … definition used, the informal sector in Cameroon is extremely large but closely linked to the formal sector. The gender bias …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011937241
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Property Rights, Production Technology and Deforestation : Cocoa in Cameroon
Kazianga, Harounan; Masters, William A. - 2005
from Cameroon in calendar year 2000, and then used to simulate the effects of institutional and technical change on farmer …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014069584
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Revenue effects of participation in smallholder organic cocoa production in tropical Africa : a case study
Gibbon, Peter; Lin, Yumiao; Jones, Sam - 2009
This paper examines the revenue effects of certified organic contract farming and of use of organic farming methods in a tropical African context. These are compared with "organic by default" conventional farming systems without contractual relations. Survey data from a medium-size cocoa-vanilla...
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Why do cooperatives fail? : big versus small in Ghanaian cocoa producers' societies, 1930 - 36
Cazzuffi, Chiara; Moradi, Alexander - 2010
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003972917
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Diversification of income sources for cocoa farm households : a case study of the Central West of Côte d'Ivoire
Iritié, Bi Goli Jean Jacques; Djaléga, Fabrice Soukou - 2015
This paper is aimed at identifying complementary sources of income for cocoa farm households in the Central West of Côte d’Ivoire. Our methodology con- sists of four successive stages: (i) a need assessment of cocoa households and specificities of the study area through a participatory...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011346017
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Factors associated with performance of Farmer Field School as extension approach to cocoa production in Osun State, Nigeria
Adisa, B. O.; Adeloye, K. A. - In: Asian journal of agriculture and rural development : AJARD 2 (2012) 2, pp. 162-170
The study focused on factors associated with performance of Farmer Field School (FFS) as extension approach to cocoa production in Osun State, Nigeria. Data were gathered through structured interview schedule from 248 cocoa farmers participating in FFS. Data collected were analyzed using...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009730311
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Spatial effects of cocoa production on rural economy in Idanre-Ifedore area, Ondo State of Nigeria
Adefila, J. O. - In: Asian journal of agriculture and rural development : AJARD 3 (2013) 2, pp. 56-66
Agriculture has been the main-stay of Nigeria’s economy of which cocoa production plays a significant role in the acceleration of the national gross domestic product (GDP), in terms of employment generation, feeding the local industries with raw materials and sustains the rural livelihood...
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