A multicriteria GIS site selection for sustainable cocoa development in West Africa: a case study of Nigeria

Cocoa occupies 6 million ha in coastal humid West Africa where 70% of world supply is grown, 90% on 2 million family farms, of 2 ha or less. Here, at least 16 million people mostly depend on cocoa but earn only $100/person/year from the crop. There is need to optimize the farming system, minimize th...

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Autores principales:	Alabi, Tunrayo, Sonder, Kai, Oduwole, O., Okafor, C.
Formato:	Capítulo de libro
Lenguaje:	Inglés
Publicado:	IGI Global 2013
Materias:	cocoa (plant) geographical information systems sustainable development land suitability
Acceso en línea:	https://hdl.handle.net/10568/77409