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Links Related to Other Cocoa Pests and Diseases:
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West Africa Regional Cocoa IPM Workshop
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Proceeding of the West Africa Regional Cocoa IPM Workshop, November 13-15, 2001, Cotonou-Benin
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The Worlds Worst Cocoa Problems
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Cocoa has been described as a "virtuous crop". There is an increasing appreciation of its value for: land rehabilitation, enrichment of biodiversity (of previously cleared land) and provision of sustainable incomes in less developed regions. Like other crops though, it can be attacked by a number of pest species including fungal diseases, insects and rodents - some of which (e.g. frosty pod rot and cocoa pod borer) have dramatically spread, and are sometimes described as "invasive species".
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Cocoa Pest and Disease Management: Best Known Practices
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Recent research into control measures for cocoa insect pests and diseases is beginning to produce results. This pages (continuously under development) provide notes on the existing "best known practices" for which inovative IPM methods will be introduced.
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Integrated pest management in cocoa agroforests in southern Cameroon: Constraints and overview
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With the liberalisation of the cocoa and pesticides sectors and the devaluation of the
local currency (CFA franc), farmers are facing fluctuations in the price paid for cocoa and the high cost offarm inputs. Without the support of the extension services, they themselves have developed traditionalintegrated control methods based on the use of plant extracts mixed with conventional pesticides.
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