Investing in agrochemicals in the cocoa sector of Côte d’Ivoire: hypotheses, evidence and policy implications
This paper presents empirical evidence to show how socioeconomic factors affect the adoption of and investment in agrochemicals in the cocoa sector of Côte d’Ivoire. The analysis uses primary farm-level data collected in 2002 from a nationally representative sample of more than one thousand cocoa fa...
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| author | Keho, Y. Gockowski, J. David, S. |
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| description | This paper presents empirical evidence to show how socioeconomic factors affect the adoption of and investment in agrochemicals in the cocoa sector of Côte 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. |
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| spelling | CGSpace923512023-02-15T06:47:40Z Investing in agrochemicals in the cocoa sector of Côte d’Ivoire: hypotheses, evidence and policy implications Keho, Y. Gockowski, J. David, S. cocoa (plant) socioeconomics pests diseases cote d'ivoire agrochemicals This paper presents empirical evidence to show how socioeconomic factors affect the adoption of and investment in agrochemicals in the cocoa sector of Côte 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. 2007 2018-04-24T15:06:40Z 2018-04-24T15:06:40Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/92351 en Limited Access Nkamleu, G.B., Keho, Y., Gockowski, J. & David, S. (2007). Investing in agrochemicals in the cocoa sector of Côte d’Ivoire: hypotheses, evidence and policy implications. African Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 1(2), 145-166. |
| spellingShingle | cocoa (plant) socioeconomics pests diseases cote d'ivoire agrochemicals Keho, Y. Gockowski, J. David, S. Investing in agrochemicals in the cocoa sector of Côte d’Ivoire: hypotheses, evidence and policy implications |
| title | Investing in agrochemicals in the cocoa sector of Côte d’Ivoire: hypotheses, evidence and policy implications |
| title_full | Investing in agrochemicals in the cocoa sector of Côte d’Ivoire: hypotheses, evidence and policy implications |
| title_fullStr | Investing in agrochemicals in the cocoa sector of Côte d’Ivoire: hypotheses, evidence and policy implications |
| title_full_unstemmed | Investing in agrochemicals in the cocoa sector of Côte d’Ivoire: hypotheses, evidence and policy implications |
| title_short | Investing in agrochemicals in the cocoa sector of Côte d’Ivoire: hypotheses, evidence and policy implications |
| title_sort | investing in agrochemicals in the cocoa sector of cote d ivoire hypotheses evidence and policy implications |
| topic | cocoa (plant) socioeconomics pests diseases cote d'ivoire agrochemicals |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/92351 |
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