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Farmer Perceptions and Economic Performance of Cocoa Agroforestry Shade Levels in Ghana
Abstract
Improving productivity of cocoa farms while ensuring forests sustainability through cocoa agroforestry is increasingly gaining the attention of policy makers. Using data from cocoa farmers in rural areas of Southern Ghana, the present study analyzes farmer perceptions on economic and ecological benefits of cocoa agroforestry shade levels with non-parametric tests, and economic performance of cocoa agroforestry shade levels with a cost-benefit modeling approach. The results from the study show that apart from market forces, farmers’ ecological perceptions play a crucial role in the establishment of agroforestry shade levels. There is also evidence to suggest that the medium shade cocoa agroforestry has a higher economic performance. Policies that promote awareness creation and increase knowledge on cocoa agroforestry shade levels are essential ingredients for forest sustainability in sub-Saharan Africa.
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“as reported by Owusu et al. (2021) and Nunoo and Owusu (2017), cacao under agroforestry (shaded cacao) had a higher internal rate of return and net cash flow over a cacao system without agroforestry.”
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The socio-economic performance of agroecology. A review
Mouratiadou, I., Wezel, A., Kamilia, K., Marchetti, A., Paracchini, M. L., & Bàrberi, P. (2024) · Agronomy for Sustainable Development · doi:10.1007/s13593-024-00945-9 · Cited by 96
“Capital and investment returns have 61% positive outcomes; e.g. as reported by Owusu et al. (2021) and Nunoo and Owusu (2017), cacao under agroforestry (shaded cacao) had a higher internal rate of return and net cash flow over a cacao system without agroforestry.”
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- Authors
- Owusu, V., Akoto-Adjepong, V., Acheampong, E., & Barnes, V. R.
- Affiliations
- Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (GH)
- Corresponding author
- Owusu, Victor
- Venue
- Journal of Sustainable Forestry
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2021-02-26
- Volume
- 41
- Issue
- 10
- Pages
- 922-940
- ISSN
- 1054-9811 (ISSN-L)
- 1540-756X
- OpenAlex
- W3135160200
- Cited by
- 11
- References
- 1
- Citations by year
- 2026: 2 · 2025: 3 · 2024: 4 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 1
- FWCI
- 1.98
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Sustainable Forestry (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- West and Central African Council for Agricultural Research and Development
- Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Horticulture › Cocoa and Sweet Potato Agronomy
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Forestry › African Botany and Ecology Studies
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Ecology › Oil Palm Production and Sustainability
- Keywords
- cocoa agroforestry, shading levels, farmer perceptions, economic performance, cost-benefit analysis, forest sustainability, environmental benefits, market forces, agroforestry policy, southern Ghana
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