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    Investing in agrochemicals in the cocoa sector of Côte d’Ivoire: hypotheses, evidence and policy implications

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    Date
    2007
    Author
    Keho, Y.
    Gockowski, J.
    David, S.
    Type
    Journal Article
    Target Audience
    Scientists
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    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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    https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/2680
    Non-IITA Authors ORCID
    David Shochhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-0213-761X
    IITA Subjects
    Cocoa; Pests Of Plants; Plant Diseases; Plant Production
    Agrovoc Terms
    Cocoa (Plant); Socioeconomics; Pests; Diseases; Cote D'Ivoire; Agrochemicals
    Regions
    Africa; West Africa
    Countries
    Cote D'Ivoire
    Journals
    African Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics
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