Preface

Cocoa is an important commodity in the global market for flavor. An industry worth more than \$200 billion annually provides employment for more than 5 million people in producing countries of the world. Scientific contributions from many research scientists and institutions have been provided to support this industry, which continues to expand to meet the growing demand for cocoa-based products around the world. This book documents some of the research results that have framed the positive growth and development of the cocoa industry, especially in producing countries. Organized into five sections, the chapters present interesting research results across the value chain. It is my pleasure to present the interesting work that has been documented in this book. All the authors are hereby gratefully acknowledged for their time and effort in submitting these book chapters.

Sincerely,

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**Section 4**

Production in Nigeria

Systems of India

*by Kenneth Peprah*

**Section 5**

*by Subbian Elain Apshara*

Cocoa Plant, People and Profit in Ghana

Cocoa Breeding and Genetic Resources Utilisation **101**

**Chapter 6 103**

**Chapter 7 117**

Cocoa and Political Economy **135**

**Chapter 8 137**

Cacao Genetic Resources Conservation and Utilization for Sustainable

Cocoa Genetic Resources and Their Utilization in Palm-Based Cropping

*by Festus Olakunle Olasupo and Peter O. Aikpokpodion*

**Peter Osobase Aikpokpodion** Professor, University of Calabar, (Department of Genetics and Biotechnology), Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria

Section 1

Cocoa Agronomy and

Agroforestry

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Section 1
