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Author(s)	Year	Title	Keywords	Publisher	Country	Crop	PDF file	Display	License type
Waarts, Yuca; Verina Ingram, Joost Guijt, Ken, Giller, Maja Slingerland, Fédes van Rijn	2020	Blog: How to support the poorest farmers in commodity value chains	Supply chain, smallholder farmers, coffee, tea, cocoa, poverty	Wageningen University & Research	World	Cocoa		Full record	According to publisher information
Asante, Paulina	2020	Climate Change Effects on Cocoa Production: Effects of Current Climatic & Soil Conditions on Cocoa Yield	Climate change, cocoa, soil, yield	CocoaSoils Forum 2020, Cameroon, 20 January	Ghana	Cocoa		Full record	See publisher for licensing information
Elesho, Abidemi; Arun Pratihast, Ulan Turdukulov, Rob Knapen, Sander Janssen	2020	CocoaSoils Data Collection Tools & Ontology	Data collection, ODK, FAIR, ontology, protocols, database architecture, data portal	CocoaSoils Forum 2020, Cameroon, 20 January	World	Cocoa		Full record	See publisher for licensing information
Leitão, Miguel	2020	Connecting shade, disease and productivity in Western Ghana – A case study	Cocoa plantations, shade, disease, productivity	CocoaSoils Forum 2020, Yaounde, 20 January	Ghana	Cocoa		Full record	See publisher for licensing information
Rozendaal, Danaë; Maja Slingerland, Pieter Zuidema, Ambra Tosto, Jochem Evers, Ken Giller, Niels Anten	2020	Crop growth models for tropical perennials: current advances and remaining challenges	Cocoa, modelling, growth, pruning	Second International Crop Modelling Symposium (iCROPM2020), Montpellier, February 3-5	World	Cocoa		Full record	See publisher for licensing information
Tosto, Ambra; Jochem Evers, Pieter Zuidema, Niels Anten	2020	Developing a Functional-Structural Plant Model (FSPM) of cocoa to explore the interaction between pruning and shading	Pruning, shading, functional structural plant model, cocoa, productivity, biomass	Second International Crop Modelling Symposium (iCROPM2020), Montpellier, February 3-5	World	Cocoa		Full record	See publisher for licensing information
Adet, Lucette	2020	Ecophysiology and nutrition of cocoa	Cocoa, ecophysiology, nutrition, drought, water, potassium	CocoaSoils Forum 2020, Cameroon, 20 January	Côte d'Ivoire	Cocoa		Full record	See publisher for licensing information
Kenfack Essougong, Urcil; Maja Slingerland, Syndhia Mathé, Wouter Vanhove, Precillia I. Tata Ngome, Philippe Boudes, Ken E. Giller, Lotte S. Wottiez, Cees Leeuwis	2020	Farmers’ Perceptions as a Driver of Agricultural Practices: Understanding Soil Fertility Management Practices in Cocoa Agroforestry Systems in Cameroon	Soil fertility, farmers' priorities, cocoa yield, perceptions, indicators	Human Ecology, Issue 48, pp 709-720	Cameroon	Cocoa		Full record	See publisher for licensing information
Lokin, Marente	2020	Integrated Soil Fertility Management in Ghana: understanding cocoa farmers’ decisions and practices	Farmer motivations, fertiliser use, adoption, diversity between farmers, cocoa yield	MSc thesis, Wageningen University & Research	Ghana	Cocoa		Full record	See publisher for licensing information
Waarts, Yuca; Ian Welsh	2020	Podcast: Wageningen University on poverty alleviation in cocoa, coffee and tea supply chains	Cocoa, coffee, tea, supply chain, poverty	Innovation Forum UK	World	Cocoa		Full record	See publisher for licensing information
Leitão, Miguel	2020	Shade trees, disease and cocoa production in Western Ghana – a case study	Shade trees, productivity, pests, diseases, pruning	Wageningen University & Research, MSc thesis	Ghana	Cocoa		Full record	See publisher for licensing information
Adomaa, Faustina; Sietze Vellema, Maja Slingerland, Richard Asare	2020	The interface between expert and farmer knowledge and practices of pruning in cocoa	Interface, expert knowledge, farmer knowledge, practices, pruning, Ghana	CocoaSoils Forum 2020, Cameroon, 20 January	Ghana	Cocoa		Full record	See publisher for licensing information
Pratihast, Arun; Ulan Turdukulov, Tomaso Ceccarelli, et al.	2020	Twin-Agroforest: The case of cocoa	Digital twins, cocoa, agroforestry, 3D functional structural plant modelling	CocoaSoils Forum 2020, Cameroon, 20 January	World	Cocoa		Full record	See publisher for licensing information
Lokin, Marente; Urcil Kenfack Essougong, Maja Slingerland, Harro Maat, Richard Asare	2020	Understanding farmers’ motivations and decisions on ISFM practices	Understanding, farmers, motivations, decision, isfm, Ghana	CocoaSoils Forum 2020, Cameroon, 20 January	Ghana	Cocoa		Full record	See publisher for licensing information
Hougni, Deo-Gratias; Stefan Hauser, Moses Ogunlade, Tom Schut, Bernard Vanlauwe, Ken Giller	2020	What does a Nigerian cocoa farm look like: a preliminary characterization of farming practices in Ondo state	Smallholder, ISFM, cocoa, management, practices, Nigeria	CocoaSoils Forum 2020, Cameroon, 20 January	Nigeria	Cocoa		Full record	See publisher for licensing information
Waarts, Yuca; Valerie Janssen, Verina Ingram, et al.	2019	A living income for smallholder commodity farmers and protected forests and biodiversity: how can the private and public sectors contribute? White paper on sustainable commodity production	Living income, cocoa, forests, biodiversity, smallholder farmers	Wageningen University & Research	World	Cocoa		Full record	See publisher for licensing information
Asante, Paulina	2019	Analysing climate change effects on cocoa production and its potential consequences for forest conservation	Climate change, cocoa, yield, soil, forest conservation	CocoaSoils Forum 2019, Accra, 24 January	Ghana	Cocoa		Full record	See publisher for licensing information
Galarza Ferrín, Gabriela	2019	Balancing fine cocoa production and ecosystem services in agroforestry systems	Multifunctional cocoa agroecosystems, soil fertility, shade, disease control, yield	MSc thesis, Wageningen University & Research	Ecuador	Cocoa		Full record	See publisher for licensing information
Woittiez, Lotte	2019	Biomass and nutrient stocks in cocoa	Tissue sampling, vegetative growth, nutrient offtake	16th International Symposium on Soil and Plant Analysis, Wageningen, 17-20 June	Côte d'Ivoire	Cocoa	Woittiez ISSPA 2019.pdf	Full record	Creative Commons BY-SA 4.0
Adomaa, Faustina	2019	Blog: Tenure security for smallholder migrant cocoa farmers: An unanswered question	Migrant farmers, cocoa, land tenure	Young African Researchers in Agriculture	Africa	Cocoa		Full record	See publisher for licensing information
Kenfack Essougong, Urcil	2019	Decision Support Tools for sustainable cocoa intensification	Cocoa farmers, intensification, ISFM, decision support tools, management	CocoaSoils Forum 2019, Accra, 24 January	Cameroon	Cocoa		Full record	See publisher for licensing information
Adet, Lucette	2019	Ecophysiology and nutrition of cocoa	Cocoa, ecophysiology, nutrition, drought, water, potassium	CocoaSoils Forum 2019, Accra, 24 January	Côte d'Ivoire	Cocoa		Full record	See publisher for licensing information
Heerwaarden, Joost van; Lotte Woittiez	2019	Experimental design & fertiliser rates	Fertilizer experiment, nutrient response surface, nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, offtake model	CocoaSoils Forum 2019, Accra, 24 January	World	Cocoa		Full record	See publisher for licensing information
Kenfack Essougong, Urcil	2019	Exploring cocoa farmers perceptions and management of soil fertility in Cameroon	Farmers' perceptions, management, cocoa, ISFM, yield, Cameroon	CocoaSoils Forum 2019, Accra, 24 January	Cameroon	Cocoa		Full record	See publisher for licensing information
Hougni, Deo-Gratias	2019	Exploring the potential of ISFM for yield improvement and nutrient recycling in cocoa	Cocoa pod husks, leaf litter, potassium, nitrogen, phosphorus, nutrient cycling	CocoaSoils Forum 2019, Accra, 24 January	Nigeria	Cocoa		Full record	See publisher for licensing information
Hougni, Deo-Gratias; Tom Schut, Lotte Woittiez, Bernard Vanlauwe, Moses Ogunlade, Ken Giller	2019	How rich are your cocoa pod husks: the residual nutrient value of a decaying material	Pod husks, decomposition, leaching experiment, potassium	CocoaSoils Forum 2019, Accra, 24 January	World	Cocoa		Full record	See publisher for licensing information
Vervuurt, Wieke	2019	Modelling GHG emissions of cocoa in Ivory Coast using field data and COOLFARM model	Greenhouse gas emissions, climate friendly, cacao production, carbon storage, biomass	Wageningen University & Research, MSc thesis	Côte d'Ivoire	Cocoa		Full record	See publisher for licensing information
Woittiez, Lotte; Fabian Calvo Romero, David Fisher	2019	Nutrient offtake & biomass distribution in cocoa	Destructive sampling, cocoa tree, trunk, roots, branches, leaves, tissue nutrients	CocoaSoils Forum 2019, Accra, 24 January	World	Cocoa		Full record	See publisher for licensing information
Kenfack Essougong, Urcil	2019	The adoption of best cocoa farming and soil fertility management practices in the humid forest of Cameroun	ISFM, perceptions, cocoa management, productivity, adoption	MSc thesis, Ghent University	Cameroon	Cocoa		Full record	See publisher for licensing information
Slot, Laura	2019	The effect of fertilization on leaf nutrient content distribution of the cocoa tree and the relation to the leaf mass area (LMA)	Cocoa, leaf mass area, nutrition, sun, shade	Wageningen University & Research, BSc thesis	Côte d'Ivoire	Cocoa		Full record	See publisher for licensing information
Adomaa, Faustina; Sietze Vellema, Maja Slingerland, Richard Asare	2019	The interface between expert and farmer knowledge on cocoa pruning	Cocoa pruning, farmers, management, adoption, expert knowledge	Tropentag conference, Kassel, 18-20 September	Ghana	Cocoa		Full record	See publisher for licensing information
Kenfack Essougong, Urcil; Lotte Woittiez, Precilla Ijang Tata Ngome, Wouter Vanhove, P. Boudes, Syndhia Mathé	2019	Towards Integrated Soil Fertility Management (ISFM) Practices to Increase Cocoa Productivity in Cameroon	Smallholder farmers, perception, adoption, fertilizer	Tropentag conference, Kassel, 18-20 September	Cameroon	Cocoa		Full record	See publisher for licensing information
Calvo Romero, Fabian	2018	Biomass and nutrient distribution in cocoa (Theobroma cacao): a case study in Ivory Coast	Cocoa tree, biomass, allometric equations, nutrient distribution	Wageningen University & Research, MSc thesis	Côte d'Ivoire	Cocoa		Full record	See publisher for licensing information
Fisher, David	2018	Biomass, Nutrient Content and Allometric Relations of Intensively Grown Cocoa (Theobroma cacao) Trees in Ecuador	Biomass production, Theobroma cacao, Ecuador, cocoa physiology, nutrient accumulation	MSc thesis, Wageningen University & Research	Ecuador	Cocoa		Full record	See publisher for licensing information
Van Vliet, Jiska; Giller, Ken E.	2017	Mineral nutrition of cocoa: A review	Theobroma cacao, nutrient cycling, nutrient requirements, nutrient management, fertilizer response, shade, soil analysis, leaf analysis	Advances in Agronomy, vol 141, pp 185-270	World	Cocoa		Full record	See publisher for licensing information