Drivers of cocoa encroachment into protected forests
The case of three forest reserves in Ghana
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21720004 |
|---|---|
| Authors | L K Brobbey, Frank Kwaku Agyei (0000-0002-9313-3704), Paul Osei-Tutu (0000-0002-3950-0470) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 425-437 |
| Publication date | 2020-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The International Forestry Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1465-5489 • E-ISSN: 2053-7778 |
| Publisher | Commonwealth Forestry Association (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1505/146554820831255533 |
| OpenAlex | W3110961808 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 12 |
The study sought to unearth the immediate causes and underlying factors that fuel cocoa-driven deforestation in Ghana through four pathways: interviews, participatory rural appraisal techniques, facilitated community workshops and field observations in five forest-fringe and two admitted communities of Ghana's Ashanti and Western North Regions. The study found agricultural expansion and infrastructure extension to be the proximate causes of deforestation. These are driven by population growth, low cocoa productivity, inadequate cultivable land for cash and subsistence farming, abrupt shifts in government policies, droughts, wildfires, pests and diseases, land insecurity, limited alternative livelihoods in rural areas and lack of maintenance of admitted farm boundaries. The magnitude of the surge in cocoa encroachment in protected forests requires collaboration among diverse stakeholders and interlocutory action to stem the challenge while more holistic solutions are sought
Agriculture · Agroforestry · Business · Cash crop · Environmental protection · Forest management · Forest protection · Geography · Livelihood · Participatory rural appraisal · Population · Shifting cultivation · Subsistence agriculture · Agriculture and Rural Development Research · Cocoa and Sweet Potato Agronomy · Forestry
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| Unique citing works | 12 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 2,4 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2025 (5) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |