Diminishing returns and agricultural involution in Côte d'Ivoire's cocoa sector

2015/11/26 by Ehis Michael Odijie · 1 citation
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Economics, Econometrics and Finance · Social Sciences · #African history and culture studies #Agricultural economics #Agriculture #Art #Cocoa and Sweet Potato Agronomy #Cote d ivoire #Economics #European union #Geography #Humanities #International trade #Involution (esoterism) #Law #Microfinance and Financial Inclusion #Political science #Soviet union

paper · doi:10.1080/03056244.2015.1085381

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Abstract

The relationship between cocoa farming and deforestation has been documented extensively in environmental studies (Clay 2004, 126; Gerard and Ruf 2013, 146; Ruf 2001, 291; Schroth and Harvey 2007, ...

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