## 3 Results
### Discussion
A farmer noted that \"_in the unlikely event of the invasion of pest and disease, it is always easier to control and manage an affected hybrid cocoa farm_\". Similarly, farmers were critical of the contribution of the hybrid cocoa variety to resilience building as the breed records higher yields at the end of the season. Referred to as \"Akokora bedi\" (the aged will enjoy the proceeds) in the local parlance, a 62-year-old farmer mentioned that \"_at her age, she has no option than to plant the hybrid cocoa for her enjoy the proceeds before her death_\". Cultivating a cocoa variety characteristic of higher yield and resistance to stressors increases farmers' purchasing power, granted the farm is well managed and maintained. The age of a cocoa farm was adjudged a key contributor to the farm's resilience in both study areas but was higher in Adansi North District (10.6%) than in Offingo Municipal District (9.7%). While yield reduces with the age of the cocoa farm [58], there is a myth about farmers owning old cocoa farms. The Cocoa Extension Officer in the Offingo Municipal District reiterated that \"_the prestige farmers attach to owning aged cocoa farms is a setback to improving resilience to stressors in many cocoa farms_\". The Chief Farmer of Ayokoa recounted that \"_cocoa trees are like human beings, they lose strength and form after some years and must be replaced with improved breeds_\" On the other hand, the age of a cocoa farmer noted in other studies as critical to productivity recorded lower weights in both study areas in this research. Previous studies have reported that people in their prime years least participate in the cocoa farming business, and the age of cocoa farmers averages over 60 years [58], 36-60 years [59], and 51.5 years [45; 60]. Due to the accumulation of knowledge and experience, the age of a cocoa farmer is an important factor in resilience building. However, the involvement of the youth in cocoa farming gives a promising future to the industry. The minor and major seasons in Ghana's cocoa production industry offer unique opportunities for cocoa farmers toply other trades to gain extra income. The weighting matrix completed by the cocoa farmers explains the need for capital investment in cocoa production if high yields are expected. Aside from the income from other livelihoods that support farm operations and family upkeep, the mere fact that a farmer has diversified his/her income sources reduces risk in the case of any eventuality. Annual income of farmers was equally assigned high values for the same reason, if a resilient and productive cocoa agroecosystem is the ultimate goal of cocoa farmers. The resilience of the cocoa agroecosystem cannot be constructed without the self-organisation capacities of cocoa farmers. Though self-organisation was adjudged the least of the factors that contributed to the evaluation of the resilience criteria, membership of Farmer Co-operative Unions shapes the capacity of cocoa farmers to be resilient to stressors. The Farmer Co-operative Unions form the basis for refresher courses on new and modern methods of cocoa farming, organisation of Farmer Field Schools, farmer-farmer interaction, monitoring of farms by Extension Officers and distribution of farm inputs and other material benefits. Farmers who do not belong to Co-operative Groups forfeit all these and other vital benefits from the Government. A \(t\)-test analysis of the resilience values of the variables produced a \(p\)-value of 0.07 > 0.05. There is no statistical difference between the AgRe of the two study areas. However, this study contends that combining the three resilience dimensions for evaluating agroecosystem resilience is more robust than considering just one or two of the dimensions of resilience.