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Fruit counting and ripeness detection are computer vision applications that have gained strength in recent years due to the advancement of new algorithms, especially those based on artificial neural networks (ANNs), better known as deep learning. In...

The accurate classification of cocoa pod ripeness is critical for optimizing harvest timing, improving post-harvest processing, and ensuring consistent quality in chocolate production. Traditional ripeness assessment methods are often subjective, lab...

Ochratoxin A (OTA) is a mycotoxin produced mainly by species of Aspergillus and Penicillium. Contamination of food with OTA is a major consumer health hazard. In Cote D’Ivoire, preventing OTA contamination has been the subject of extensive study. The...

Cocoa (Theobroma cacao) is a food product used worldwide and a key raw material for chocolate manufacturing. Cocoa possesses bioactive compounds such as methylxanthines, flavonoids, procyanidins, and related molecules with medicinal or health-promoti...

Cocoa pod husk (CPH), the principal by-product of cocoa processing, represents an abundant and underutilized source of bioactive phenolics with potential applications in the food and nutraceutical sectors. This study optimized the extraction of catec...

Cocoa pod husks (CPH) and cocoa bean shells (CBS) are the main by-products of the cocoa industry and a source of bioactive compounds. These residues are not completely used and thrown in the fields without any treatment, causing environmental problem...

Black pod disease, caused by Phytophthora spp., is one of the main diseases that attack cocoa plantations. This study validated, by association mapping, 29 SSR molecular markers flanking to QTL (Quantitative Trait Loci) associated with Phytophthora p...

Machine learning can be used for social good. The employment of artificial intelligence in smart agriculture has many benefits for the environment: it helps small farmers (at a local scale) and policymakers and cooperatives (at regional scale) to tak...