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Investing in agrochemicals in the cocoa sector of Côte d’Ivoire: hypotheses, evidence and policy implications
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In this article, the authors present empirical evidence to show how socioeconomic factors affect the adoption of and investment in agrochemicals in the cocoa sector of Cote d'Ivoire.Abstract:
This paper presents empirical evidence to show how socioeconomic factors affect the adoption of and investment in agrochemicals in the cocoa sector of Cote d’Ivoire. The analysis uses primary farm-level data collected in 2002 from a nationally representative sample of more than one thousand cocoa farmers. The study describes the status of the adoption of various chemical inputs and uses a multiplicative heteroscedastic Tobit model to identify and quantify the impact of the socioeconomic environment on the incentive to invest. The results generally show that farmer, household and village characteristics are all important in explaining the farmers’ decisions. The paper concludes by outlining a number of implications for strategic targeting of farmers and locations. These should serve as entry points for a successful diffusion of efficient pest, disease and soil management programs.read more
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Adoption of agrochemical management practices among smallholder cocoa farmers in Ghana
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors explored smallholder cocoa farmers' adoption decisions of agrochemical inputs in the Ghanaian cocoa industry using farm-level data collected from a sample of 838 farm households in four cocoa producing regions.
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Modeling Ghanaian cocoa farmers’ decision to use pesticide and frequency of application: the case of Brong Ahafo Region
Elisha Kwaku Denkyirah,Elvis D. Okoffo,Derick Taylor Adu,Ahmed Abdul Aziz,Amoako Ofori,Elijah Kofi Denkyirah +5 more
TL;DR: It is recommended that policies by government and non-governmental organisations should be aimed at mobilizing resources towards the expansion of extension education and extension service should target younger farmers as well as provide information on alternative pest control methods in order to reduce pesticide use among cocoa farmers.
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Welfare impact of pesticides management practices among smallholder cocoa farmers in Ghana
TL;DR: In this article, the authors identified the factors influencing farmers' choice of the combination options of pesticides management practices using cross-sectional data randomly collected from 838 cocoa farm households and found that farmers' decision to adopt insecticides only, fungicides only or a combination of the two is influenced by different socioeconomic, farm-specific and institutional factors as well as farmers' perception about incidence of pests and diseases on their farms.
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Modelling Farmers Investment in Agrochemicals: The Experience of Smallholder Cocoa Farmers in Ghana
TL;DR: In this article, the Tobit regression model was used to identify and quantify the effects of the determinants of farmer's investment in agrochemicals, and the results indicated that the sex of the farmer, age of the farmers, household size, educational attainment, mean age of cocoa farms, farm size and farmers previous output are all important variables in explaining farmers decision to invest in agricultural products.
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Fertilizer use among cocoa farmers in Ghana: the case of Sefwi Wiawso District
TL;DR: In this article, the authors analyzed factors that influence fertilizer use among cocoa farmers in the Sefwi Wiawso District in the Western Region, Ghana and found that majority of the cocoa farmers were males and are getting old.
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