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

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    Date
    2012
    Author
    Alabi, Tunrayo
    Sonder, Kai
    Oduwole, O.
    Okafor, C.
    Type
    Journal Article
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    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 the environmental impact of technologies, and improve socio-economic dynamics. This study identifies areas with potential for intensified cocoa farming and where maximum impact to household income could be achieved without deforestation. The selection involves defining suitability criteria, preparing an inventory of available data, determining suitability based on identified criteria, and combining suitability into hierarchical preferences based on weights proposed by local experts. GIS and Multi-Criteria land Evaluation technique using biophysical, socioeconomic, and demographic variables were employed in selection. Nineteen administrative units (20,000 km²) were selected in Nigeria where the intervention project could be implemented.
    https://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-2038-4.ch056
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    https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/1376
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    https://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-2038-4.ch056
    IITA Subjects
    Cocoa; Soil Surveys And Mapping
    Agrovoc Terms
    Cocoa (Plant); Geographical Information Systems; Sustainable Development; Land Suitability
    Regions
    Africa; West Africa
    Countries
    Nigeria
    Journals
    International Journal of Applied Geospatial Research
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