Technical and Economic Feasibility Study for Improving Cocoa Production – Case Study in Novo Repartimento – Pa, Brazil
Jefferson S. Almeida,
André L. A. Mesquita,
Ana L. B. Silveira
et al.
Abstract:Cocoa production significantly contributes to Brazil's economy, as the country is the seventh largest cocoa producer in the world. A substantial portion of Brazil's cocoa production comes from family farming, where cocoa bean processing relies on artisanal methods and manual labor. Therefore, there is a need to enhance technology in cocoa bean production, seeking even incremental innovations to increase productivity. This article presents a technical and economic feasibility study for implementing a new manage… Show more
Set email alert for when this publication receives citations?
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.