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Good agronomic practices in cocoa cultivation: rehabilitating cocoa farms

Code: 9781838793562
Publication date: 08/08/2018
Extent: 28 pages

Contributions by: Richard Asare, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Ghana; Victor Afari-Sefa, World Vegetable Center, Benin; Sander Muilerman, Wageningen University, The Netherlands; and Gilbert J. Anim-Kwapong, Cocoa Research Institute of Ghana, Ghana

Chapter synopsis: Cocoa cultivation covers a total area of about 5.9 million ha worldwide with around 73% of this area found in the four large cocoa-producing countries in West Africa namely Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana and Nigeria. Adoption of good agronomic practices is crucial for the sustainability of cocoa cultivation and this chapter describes good practices at both the pre- and post-planting stages. The chapter focuses on the challenge of rehabilitating cocoa farms, and includes a detailed case study on rehabilitation of farms in Ghana. The chapter looks forward to future developments in this area and provides further reading on the subject.

DOI: 10.19103/AS.2017.0021.12
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Table of contents 1 Introduction 2 Good pre-planting practices in cocoa cultivation 3 Good post-planting practices in cocoa cultivation 4 Cocoa farm rehabilitation 5 Methods for cocoa farm rehabilitation 6 Case study: farmers’ preferred rehabilitation methods in Ghana 7 Conclusion and future trends 8 Where to look for further information 9 References

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