dc.contributor.author | Kumah, F.J. |
dc.contributor.author | Kouabenan, A. |
dc.contributor.author | Gebrekirstos, A. |
dc.contributor.author | Koné, D. |
dc.contributor.author | Adjei-Nsiah, S. |
dc.date.accessioned | 2024-03-11T09:20:19Z |
dc.date.available | 2024-03-11T09:20:19Z |
dc.date.issued | 2024-01-09 |
dc.identifier.citation | Kumah, F.J., Kouabenan, A., Gebrekirstos, A., Koné, D. & Adjei-Nsiah, S. (2024). Do farmers’ perceptions and socio-economic factors drive cocoa agroforestry and sustainable soil carbon management practices in West Africa?. Agroforestry Systems, 1-19. |
dc.identifier.issn | 0167-4366 |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/8422 |
dc.description.abstract | We evaluated the farmer’s local knowledge and perceptions of sustainable cocoa agroforestry and sustainable soil carbon management in Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire using a social survey research methodology. We employed in-depth interviewing and focus group discussions to solicit information from identified key stakeholders in the cocoa supply chain focusing on the perception of sustainable cocoa agroforestry and soil carbon management. Our results revealed that about 83% and 50.5% of smallholder cocoa farmers from Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana respectively practiced agroforestry on their farms. The respondents, however, had limited knowledge about the term agroforestry and were also not very much aware of soil carbon management. Also, about 53% and 22% of the respondents from Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana perceived agroforestry practice as better than practicing cocoa monoculture. The results further revealed that most of the cocoa farmers in these study areas had limited knowledge of the approaches or strategies to achieve sustainable cocoa agroforestry and soil carbon management on their farms. At the same time, the industry’s stakeholders had different perceptions about the approaches or strategies to achieve these. Our results also revealed that educational level was the only socio-economic factor that influenced the farmer’s awareness of agroforestry and soil organic carbon. This study thus suggests the need for appropriate training and education for smallholder cocoa farmers, and harmonization of the understanding among different stakeholder groups along the cocoa supply chain of common strategies to adopt to achieve sustainable cocoa production that addresses low productivity, biodiversity loss and carbon emission within the smallholder cocoa production system in West Africa. |
dc.description.sponsorship | German Federal Ministry for Education and Research |
dc.format.extent | 1-19 |
dc.language.iso | en |
dc.subject | Soil Organic Carbon |
dc.subject | Agroforestry |
dc.subject | Theobroma Cacao |
dc.subject | Climate Change |
dc.subject | Smallholders |
dc.subject | Farmers |
dc.title | Do farmers' perceptions and socio-economic factors drive cocoa agroforestry and sustainable soil carbon management practices in West Africa? |
dc.type | Journal Article |
cg.contributor.crp | Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security |
cg.contributor.affiliation | Université Félix Houphouёt-Boigny |
cg.contributor.affiliation | Institut National Polytechnique Félix Houphouёt-Boigny |
cg.contributor.affiliation | World Agroforestry Centre |
cg.contributor.affiliation | West African Science Service Centre On Climate Change and Adapted Land Use |
cg.contributor.affiliation | International Institute of Tropical Agriculture |
cg.coverage.region | Africa |
cg.coverage.region | West Africa |
cg.coverage.country | Cote d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast) |
cg.coverage.country | Ghana |
cg.coverage.hub | Headquarters and Western Africa Hub |
cg.researchtheme | Natural Resource Management |
cg.identifier.bibtexciteid | KUMAH:2024 |
cg.isijournal | ISI Journal |
cg.authorship.types | CGIAR and developing country institute |
cg.iitasubject | Agronomy |
cg.iitasubject | Climate Change |
cg.iitasubject | Cocoa |
cg.iitasubject | Farming Systems |
cg.iitasubject | Food Security |
cg.iitasubject | Forestry |
cg.iitasubject | Smallholder Farmers |
cg.journal | Agroforestry Systems |
cg.accessibilitystatus | Limited Access |
cg.reviewstatus | Peer Review |
cg.usagerightslicense | Copyrighted; all rights reserved |
cg.targetaudience | Scientists |
cg.identifier.doi | https://doi.org/10.1007/s10457-023-00950-z |
cg.iitaauthor.identifier | Samuel Adjei-Nsiah: 0000-0002-7394-4913 |
cg.futureupdate.required | No |