Cocoa Pioneer Fronts since 1800

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Cocoa Pioneer Fronts since 1800 is written by William Gervase Clarence-Smith and published by Springer. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1349249017 (ISBN 10) and 9781349249015 (ISBN 13).

The livelihood of Third World farmers conflicts with saving the remaining tropical forests. The advantages of growing cocoa in cleared primary forest drive from the fertility of virgin soils and low concentrations of weeds, pests and diseases. The consequent emergence of new 'pioneer fronts' has also been affected by cheap labour, relative commodity prices, pests and diseases, credit resources, entrepreneurship, information, physical infrastructures, and government policies. The dynamism of smallholdings and competitive private marketing over estates and marketing boards is demonstrated.