Essays about: "Ghana cocoa"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 9 essays containing the words Ghana cocoa.

  1. 1. Future climate suitability of shade trees in cocoa agroforestry systems in West Africa and shade tree diversity’s impact on farm microclimate : A Minor Field Study

    University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

    Author : Jonna Halonen; [2023]
    Keywords : species distribution modeling; cocoa agroforestry; shade trees; West Africa; microclimate; distributionsmodell; kakaoskogslantbruk; skuggträd; Västafrika; mikroklimat;

    Abstract : Shade trees’ implementation into cocoa agroforestry systems in tropical West Africa has proven to have a high potential in increasing farm resilience and mitigating climate change. However, no studies have yet examined the potential future climate suitability for shade trees in the region, which is important when deciding which shade trees to implement. 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. Investing in Future Generations: Global Cocoa Price shocks and their impact upon School Attendance and Child Employment Rates in Ghana, 1987-1991

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Raoul Herbert; [2019]
    Keywords : Ghana; Cocoa; Economic History; Commodity Shocks; Child Outcomes; Child Labour; Schooling; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : This paper looks into the responses of cocoa farming households to a negative shock in the global cocoa price with regards to how they invest into the future of their children. The specific child outcomes of focus are child employment rates, school attendance, and household expenditure on schooling and related activities. READ MORE

  5. 4. Growth, Inequality and Poverty in the Gold Coast, 1891 – 1947: Evolution of a Colonial Cash Crop Economy

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Frigyes Harmat; [2019]
    Keywords : Ghana; Gold Coast; Cocoa; Colonialism; Economic History; Growth; Poverty; Inequality; Triangle; History and Archaeology; Business and Economics;

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  6. 5. Growth in Ghana - Disproving the Myth of African Stagnation

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Sofie Moberg; [2013]
    Keywords : Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to investigate two periods in the history of Ghana that have been characterised by strong growth, namely 1891-1919 and 1983-2013. The study is important as it will provide a better understanding of the current situation in Ghana and as it contributes to the attempt to disprove the myth of Africa as a stagnant continent. READ MORE