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Wageningen University, IITA Ghana, CNRA Ivory Coast and Mondelez UK conduct research in the NWO-WOTRO funded project (W08.250.305): Cocoa crop improvement, farms and markets: a science-based approach to sustainably improving farmer food security in Ghana and Ivory Coast. The project started in 2017 and is projected to end in 2021. Within the overarching project, four PhD students conduct their research on different themes. One PhD project by Ambra Tosto is on the effect of pruning in relation to fertilization and shading, at CNRA research station in Divo and Barry Callebaut station in Tiassalé, Ivory Coast. A second PhD, Faustina Obeng Adomaa, investigates fit of service delivery by companies to smallholders' realities in Ghana. A third research theme, by Eva Goudsmit, is about nutrient distribution over cocoa tree organs depending on seasonality, fertilization, pruning and shade. Finally, Jiska van Vliet does research on scenarios of price and productivity increase to assess the possibilities for smallholders to achieve a living income. Project output:
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WOTRO Cocoa (2017-2021)
Begin
2017
End
2021
Crop
Cocoa
Description