Table 3.
Geology terrain and relationship with cocoa output data in the study area.
| S/No. | Location | Crop | Regional Geologic Terrain | Local Geology (Rock Units) | Cocoa Output rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ipemen-Owo | Cocoa | Precambrian basement rocks | Migmatite Gneiss/Quartz/Schist | Low |
| 2 | Ago-Panu | Cocoa | Precambrian basement rocks | Migmatite Gneiss/Quartz/Schist | Low |
| 3 | Arimogija | Cocoa | Dahomey Basin | Cretaceous to recent sediments | Low |
| 4 | Ipele | Cocoa | Precambrian basement rocks | Migmatite Gneiss/Quartz/Schist | Medium |
| 5 | Igbara-Oke | Cocoa | Precambrian basement rocks | Migmatite Gneiss | High |
| 6 | Ilara-Mokin | Cocoa | Precambrian basement rocks | Migmatite Gneiss | High |
| 7 | Ibulesoro-Akure | Cocoa | Precambrian basement rocks | Migmatite Gneiss/Porphyritic Granite/Charnokite | High |
| 8 | Uso | Cocoa | Precambrian basement rocks | Migmatite Gneiss | Medium |
| 9 | Ogbese | Cocoa | Precambrian basement rocks | Migmatite Gneiss/Porphyritic Granite/Charnokite | High |
| 10 | Oba-Akoko | Cocoa | Precambrian basement rocks | Migmatite Gneiss/Quartz/Schist | Medium |
| 11 | Oke-Igbo | Cocoa | Precambrian basement rocks | Migmatite Gneiss/Charnokite | High |
| 12 | Ondo | Cocoa | Precambrian basement rocks | Migmatite Gneiss/Charnokite | High |
| 13 | Ile-Oluji | Cocoa | Precambrian basement rocks | Biotite Granite Gneiss/Charnokite | High |
| 14 | Idanre | Cocoa | Precambrian basement rocks | Migmatite Gneiss/Charnokite | High |
| 15 | Oda-Akure | Cocoa | Precambrian basement rocks | Migmatite Gneiss/Porphyritic Granite/Charnokite | High |
∗Cocoa output rank obtained from Department of Research and Statistics, Ministry of Economic Planning and Budget (DRS-MEPB), 2010.