Essays about: "Cocoa sector"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 essays containing the words Cocoa sector.

  1. 1. Title: Foreign Direct Investments in Africa with a focus on Cocoa Production

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Lisa Wanambwa; [2020-10-20]
    Keywords : Foreign Direct Investment; Africa; Cocoa Production;

    Abstract : This paper examines the relationship between foreign direct investment (FDI) and cocoa production in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) countries for the period 1997-2017. The fixed effect regression results confirm a positive and strongly significant association between Percapita FDI and cocoa production. The results are robust to many model specifications. READ MORE

  3. 2. Climate-smart cocoa in Ghana: Examining discourses, trade-offs and implications for cocoa smallholders

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Stockholm Resilience Centre

    Author : Felix Nasser; [2019]
    Keywords : cocoa; Ghana; Climate-smart agriculture; Community Resource Management Area Mechanisms;

    Abstract : Climate-smart agriculture (CSA) has emerged as a concept to address the multiple challenges and interdependencies of agriculture and climate change. Within CSA debates, equity and agroecology are especially contested. READ MORE

  4. 3. Evaluating a Power Supply System for a Small-Scale Cocoa Processing Plant : A Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis Approach

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för Industriell utveckling, IT och Samhällsbyggnad

    Author : Alexander Rothoff; [2018]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : The global supply and demand of energy is facing different challenges. On one hand an increasing energy demand, foremost in developing countries, and an increasing pressure on reaching climate goals changes the requirements on the design of power supply systems. READ MORE

  5. 4. Small-scale versus large-scale cocoa farming in Cameroon : which farm type is more ready for the future?

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Author : Chi Bemieh Fule; [2013]
    Keywords : Cameroon; cocoa; large-scale farming; small-scale farming;

    Abstract : Smallholding in the cocoa sector has been seen as a hindrance to production and productivity growth due to the ageing of the cocoa farmers, limited access to credit, low level of education and low adoptability of innovations. In order to curb this, policy makers have resorted to implementing policy instruments that encourage the extension of small rural farms into larger farms, thereby undermining the challenges that large-scale farmers might have to deal with. READ MORE

  6. 5. Combating Child Labour Through Corporate Social Responsibility: A Case Study of Côte d'Ivoire

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Erna Margret Thordardottir; [2011]
    Keywords : Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Although rooted in the history of humankind, child labour has become a matter of increasing global attention. Significant steps have been taken in the international arena to combat the problem. However, its prevalence gives reasons for concerns. READ MORE