Agronomic characteristics and economic performance of cocoa farms in Haiti

##plugins.themes.bootstrap3.article.sidebar##

PDF (English)
Endnote/Zotero/Mendeley (RIS) BibTeX
Słowa kluczowe:
crops’ yield, farm income, farm size, gender analysis, rural households

##plugins.themes.bootstrap3.article.main##

Predner Duvivier
a:1:{s:5:"pl_PL";s:80:"College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine of the State University of Haiti ";}
Gelin Doréus
College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine of the State University of Haiti
Robers Pierre Tescar
College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine of the State University of Haiti
Ophny Nicolas Carvil
College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine of the State University of Haiti

Abstrakt

This study aimed to describe the agronomic characteristics of the cocoa based farms, estimate their agronomic and economic performance and carry out a gender analysis. Data relating to crops economic value or food security importance, household size, farmers’ age, farm size, crop yield and farm family income were collected by focus groups or individual surveys. The results showed that,
in average, the households’ size was 4.37 people and the producers’ age, 52 years. The female headed farm size was 1.56 ha against 2.20 ha for the male headed ones. Cocoa farm yield was 562.98 kg/ha and average farm income, 622.3 USD for female headed farms against 1138.0 USD for male headed ones. Compared to male, female farmers possessed less land and earned lower farm income.

##plugins.themes.bootstrap3.article.details##

Jak cytować
[1]
Duvivier, P., Doréus, G., Tescar, R.P. i Carvil, O.N. 2024. Agronomic characteristics and economic performance of cocoa farms in Haiti. Polish Journal of Agronomy. 1 (paź. 2024), 44–53.
Numer
Nr 1 (2024): Current Agronomy 2024
Dział
Artykuły
Creative Commons License

Utwór dostępny jest na licencji Creative Commons Uznanie autorstwa 4.0 Międzynarodowe.

Autor udziela redakcji czasopisma Polish Journal of Agronomy (w skrócie: PJA) licencji niewyłącznej i nieodpłatnej na korzystanie z autorskich praw majątkowych do wersji papierowej/drukowanej i elektronicznej utworu Autora opublikowanego w PJA w kraju i za granicą, w całości lub w dowolnej części, w tym umieszczanie utworu w elektronicznych bazach/zbiorach danych lokalnych lub dostępnych w Internecie, przez czas nieograniczony na polach eksploatacji określonych w art. 50 ustawy o prawie autorskim i prawach pokrewnych.

Prace wydane w Polish Journal of Agronomy są udostępniane na licencji Creative Commons Uznanie autorstwa-Na tych samych warunkach 4.0 (CC-BY-SA).

Biogramy autorów

Gelin Doréus - College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine of the State University of Haiti

Gelin Doréu is an Agronomist. He works College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine of the State University of Haiti as a researcher and a professor. 

Robers Pierre Tescar - College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine of the State University of Haiti

Robers Pierre Tescar is an Agronomist. He works for College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicie of the State University of Haiti as a researcher and a professor. 

Ophny Nicolas Carvil - College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine of the State University of Haiti

Ophny Nicolas Carvil is an Agronomist. He works for College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine of the State University of Haitias a researcher and a professor.