Cocoa Production in Madang Province in the times of climate change and possible adaption strategies
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sustainable cocoa farming, suitability mapping, soil organic carbon, biochar, climate change adaptionAbstract
The purpose of this literature review is to provide a perspective on sustainable cocoa farming possibilities in Madang Province in Papua New Guinea for smallholders. It focuses on sustainable intensification and restoration of cocoa blocks and provides an approach for a suitability mapping especially for future climate scenarios. It also reveals the current gaps in research on smallholder cocoa farming in Papua New Guinea.
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