West African cocoa farmer tree valuation data

The study was conducted at 15 sites across Côte d’Ivoire, covering a
South-North climate and vegetation gradient from evergreen to
semi-deciduous forests. These sites were selected to represent varying
cocoa field characteristics, including structural complexity (ranging from
monocultures to agroforests), cocoa field age (young to mature), and cocoa
tree productivity (low to high). Each site had 10 cocoa plots, ranging
from 0.3 to 5 hectares. The study also spanned different "cocoa
loops," covering areas from the eastern to western parts of the
country. Cocoa farmers were involved in a ranking exercise using
the stone method to assign importance to tree species across 10 categories
of use.