The nexus between cocoa production and deforestation

In Ghana, cocoa contributes substantially to the agricultural foreign earnings and plays a major role in providing income for millions of farmers and households. But its production has environmental impacts, like deforestation. Creating a policy environment that supports sustainable practices in agr...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Asare, R.
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: 2019
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/108991
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Summary:In Ghana, cocoa contributes substantially to the agricultural foreign earnings and plays a major role in providing income for millions of farmers and households. But its production has environmental impacts, like deforestation. Creating a policy environment that supports sustainable practices in agriculture to leverage the cocoa forests for biodiversity conservation is essential.