Simulating cocoa production: A review of modelling approaches and gaps

Ambra Tosto, Alejandro Morales, Eric Rahn, Jochem B. Evers, Pieter A. Zuidema and Niels P.R. Anten

Agricultural Systems, 2023, vol. 206, issue C

Abstract: Cocoa is an important commodity crop and source of income for millions of small-holder farmers. Nonetheless, questions on cocoa tree functioning, best management practices and climate change responses remain. Modelling is a powerful tool to address these questions, complementing experimental work that is expensive and time consuming due to the long productive cycle of the cocoa system. However, compared to other crops, cocoa modelling has not received as much attention. OBJECTIVE: We reviewed existing cocoa models and identified the main gaps in the literature and possible strategies to advance models of cocoa production.

Keywords: Agroforestry; Cocoa physiology; Crop-modelling; Decision support systems; Functional–structural plant models; Theobroma cacao (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2023.103614

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