Table 1.
Annual cocoa production output (Tons) in the study areas in Ondo State from 2003-2007, obtained from the Tree Crop Unit, Agricultural Development Project (TCU-ADP), Ministry of Agriculture, Ondo State, Nigeria (Tree Crop Unit, 2008).
| YEAR | AKOKO SOUTH WEST: OBA AKOKO | AKURE NORTH: OGBESE | AKURE SOUTH: ODA, IBULE | IDANRE: IDANRE | IFEDORE: ILARAMOKIN | ILE-OLUJI: OKEIGBO | ONDO WEST: ONDO | OSE: ARIMOGIJA | OWO: IPEMEN, AGO-PANU |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 1301.3 | 1769.2 | 6640.3 | 18878.0 | 1926.8 | 5137.8 | 15067.9 | 2622.4 | 3848.1 |
| 2004 | 1441.9 | 1770.3 | 8815.6 | 22368.4 | 1493.6 | 5372.1 | 13253.0 | 3341.1 | 6110.0 |
| 2005 | 716.5 | 1693.7 | 8666.8 | 18391.9 | 1839.7 | 4058.7 | 9905.3 | 1692.0 | 4470.9 |
| 2006 | 597.5 | 2510.5 | 5639.4 | 22210.2 | 1787.9 | 4641.8 | 13544.0 | 1267.6 | 5603.0 |
| 2007 | 377 | 4085.1 | - | 15643.3 | 880.7 | 4576.7 | 9439.5 | 1161.3 | 4128.7 |
| Total | 4434.00 | 11828.78 | 29762.10 | 97491.82 | 7928.85 | 23787.08 | 61209.62 | 10084.39 | 24160.76 |