Format | |
---|---|
BibTeX | |
MARCXML | |
TextMARC | |
MARC | |
DublinCore | |
EndNote | |
NLM | |
RefWorks | |
RIS |
Files
Abstract
Using a cross-sectional data collected on 400 cocoa farmers from the Ashanti and Western
Regions of Ghana, this paper provides empirical evidence on the impacts of cocoa agroforests on
yield and household income. The propensity-score matching model was employed. The
heterogeneity of high, medium and low shade adopters is statistically addressed. The empirical
results generally indicate that adoption of cocoa agroforests has significant positive impacts on
yield and household income. The impact on yields for low shade adopters was higher than
medium shade and high shade adopters of cocoa agroforests. The paper provides useful policy
recommendations based on the empirical magnitudes and directions on sustainable cocoa
production and household welfare.