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The impact of smallholder cocoa production on rural livelihoods : case study in the Solomon Islands : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of AgriScience at Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand
(Massey University, 2013)
Through its working policy, the Solomon Islands government aimed to increase smallholder
production of cash crop products, such as cocoa, through which the country not only earned
revenue but farmers also earned income. ...
An agro-economic approach to the optimal allocation of land to rubber, oil palm & cocoa : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Agricultural Science in Agricultural Economics at Massey University
(Massey University, 1990)
This study details the formulation of a dynamic mathematical programming model for obtaining optimal crop-soil allocation plans for perennial crops. The hypothetical model was built to complement soil survey studies in ...
Genetic studies of Phytophthora on Theobroma cacao from East New Britain and Bougainville (Papua New Guinea) : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of AgriScience (Horticulture) at Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand
(Massey University, 2016)
DNA was extracted from 14 Phytophthora isolates from Theobroma cacao plants (SG2 hybrids, hybrid derived clones and Trinitario varieties) collected from New Britain and Bougainville in Papua New Guinea (PNG). A fragment ...