Resources Tagged: Cocoa
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Pods containing cocoa beans grow from the trunk and branches of the cocoa tree. Harvesting involves removing ripe pods from the trees and opening them to extract the wet beans. The pods are harvested manually by making a clean cut through the stalk with a well sharpened blade. For pods high on...
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2021-01-01 African Farming and Food Processingmagazine wasfirst published in 1980, has established itself as the only magazine for the agricultural and primary food processing industries distributed throughout English-speaking Africa. The publication's success reflects the growing emphasis placed upon the...
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2008-01-01 This booklet ispart of the training that strategically addresses knowledge gaps in cocoa production. New management approaches, based on sound agronomic practices and integrated pest and disease management strategies have been developed to assist farmers to optimise their cocoa production....
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2014-01-01 A highly nutritious crop, cocoa constitutes a significant source of income for small-scale producers. Attractively presented, with full-colour illustrations, tables and step-by-step guides, the text clearly sets out the procedure to start growing cocoa. In addition to recommending a technical...
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2007-01-01 This paper will examine the impact of macroeconomic forces, as well as the role of internal elements that precipitated the decline in cocoa quality and production. It will additionally offer recommendations on measures that could be adopted to help reverse this downward trend and help producers...
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1990-01-19 The cocoa tree originates from the tropical rainforests of Central and South America. This book is to help farmers rvive the cocoa industry.Written by the team members of the Samoa Cocoa Project. 83 pages, illustrated
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Growables Origin Origin of this tropical understory tree in the family of the Sterculiaceae are the Amazon Headwaters from where it moved to Central America. Cocoa cultivation began by Mayan tribes in Central America, ca. 1500 BC. Description There are two distinct types of cocoa, Criollo types...
- Abstract,Agricultural Engineering International, 2009 A solar dryer with thermal energy storage was developed for intermittent drying of cocoa beans. The prototype was built using readily available local materials. Drying mechanism was based on a combination of convective heating and direct...
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Abstract Agroforestry Systems, 2017 The distribution and composition of the tree component inside cocoa agroforests plays an important role in the economic and ecological services offered by these plantations. The presence of these plant components appears to be influenced by several factors...