The negative effects of climate change on cocoa production are often enhanced through
agricultural intensification, while research institutions and enterprises try to minimize yield …

CONTEXT Cocoa is an important commodity crop and source of income for millions of small-
holder farmers. Nonetheless, questions on cocoa tree functioning, best management …

This paper examines the economic impact of climate change (CC) on food security and
agricultural productivity in Sub Saharan Africa (SSA). It examine the impact on the basic …

El Ecuador se caracteriza por producir un cacao fino de aroma, producto altamente
apetecido por los mercados internacionales. La baja producción de este tipo de cacao ha …

Cocoa (Theobroma cacao L.) is mainly pollinated by ceratopogonid midges (Forcipomyia
spp.). However, other insect species will also pollinate cocoa flowers when these midges …

Crop wild relatives are important for agriculture because they contain high levels of genetic
diversity and grow in a wide range of habitats and environments. Colombia has the largest …

Cassava breeding is hampered by high flower abortion rates that prevent efficient
recombination among promising clones. To better understand the factors causing flower …

A study of the floral phenology of cocoa trees was carried out between 2006 and 2008 at
Kubease in the Ashanti Region of Ghana, using one hundred cocoa trees from ten farm …

Perennial poor fruit-set and variability in tree yield are among major problems of cashew nut
production. Thus, development of improved stable genotypes would be a sustainable …

Climate change as indicated by rising temperature and changing rainfall pattern has been
known to affect cacao production in many production countries. However, studies on the …