CocoaThis text covers all aspects of cocoa production. Higher prices for cocoa have led to much new knowledge about the plant and changes to its methods of production. These are discussed, along with new problems that have occurred and the fresh research projects that have been needed. |
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... farms A farm with a complete cocoa canopy rarely needs more than occasional attention to remove some woody weeds and clear the vegetation at the field edges and in pockets within the farm where the canopy is thin . Unfortunately , there ...
... farms A farm with a complete cocoa canopy rarely needs more than occasional attention to remove some woody weeds and clear the vegetation at the field edges and in pockets within the farm where the canopy is thin . Unfortunately , there ...
Page 217
... farm replanting Under this method a given percentage of the farm area is completely replanted annually until the whole farm has been replanted . This spreads the labour demand and ensures the farmer only loses a part of his cocoa ...
... farm replanting Under this method a given percentage of the farm area is completely replanted annually until the whole farm has been replanted . This spreads the labour demand and ensures the farmer only loses a part of his cocoa ...
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... farm visits and this was done in Ghana by Beckett ( 1945 , 1947 ) , and Okali ( 1974 ) . Beckett ( 1947 ) reports on a survey from 1932-35 on a large number of small farms in the village of Akokoaso in the Central Region of Ghana . The ...
... farm visits and this was done in Ghana by Beckett ( 1945 , 1947 ) , and Okali ( 1974 ) . Beckett ( 1947 ) reports on a survey from 1932-35 on a large number of small farms in the village of Akokoaso in the Central Region of Ghana . The ...
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Botany types and populations H Toxopeus | 11 |
Environment G A R Wood | 38 |
Planting material H Toxopeus | 80 |
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