A recent study by Armengot et al. compared four cocoa production systems: agroforestry and monocultures, both under organic and conventional management, over the first five years after establishment. While monocultures produced 41% higher cocoa yields, agroforestry systems generated significantly higher total revenues due to the sale of by-crops like bananas and plantains. Importantly, the return...Read More

This study compares cocoa monocultures and agroforestry systems under organic and conventional management over a decade in Bolivia. The findings reveal that while monocultures excel in cocoa-specific yields, agroforestry systems produce significantly more total food and provide greater nutritional quality, feeding more people per hectare and working hour. Agroforestry systems also require less non-renewable energy...Read More