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Examining the synergistic effect of cocoa-plantain intercropping system on gross margin: A system dynamics modelling approach

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  • Aboah, Joshua
  • Setsoafia, Edinam Dope

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Cocoa-plantain intercropping is espoused in Ghana as a countervailing strategy for cocoa price fluctuation and household food insecurity. However, the call for a production shift from high-value crops to food staples within an intercropping system is based on limited empirical evidence. Moreover, although intercropping connotes efficient farmland use, there is an inconclusive argument about the effect of farm size used within an intercropping system on the farm income.

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  • Aboah, Joshua & Setsoafia, Edinam Dope, 2022. "Examining the synergistic effect of cocoa-plantain intercropping system on gross margin: A system dynamics modelling approach," Agricultural Systems, Elsevier, vol. 195(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:agisys:v:195:y:2022:i:c:s0308521x21002547
    DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2021.103301
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