#cocoafarming — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #cocoafarming, aggregated by home.social.
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The productivity of cacao trees decreases with time, forcing farmers to cut down old trees or establish new plantations elsewhere.
Can grafting help? A shoot from a promising variety is implanted into an adult tree. An international research team led by our Uni found that grafting can rejuvenate cacao plants, increase yield & income without sacrificing #biodiversity: https://www.uni-goettingen.de/en/3240.html?id=7708 #CocoaFarming
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Lots of discussion in Ghana at the moment about galamsey (in short, illegal gold-mining, but there is more complexity of course!). Causing destruction of cocoa farms (often without owner's consent!) and also ancient/semi-natural forest fragments. Solution is going to be complex and multilayered, but in the meantime it's another challenge for a cocoa sector already under stress.
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Do you work in any area of cocoa?
We are seeking opinions on research priorities and challenges in the cocoa sector, especially production and processing.
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