Baseline for assessing the impact of fairtrade certification on cocoa farmers and cooperatives in Côte d’Ivoire

In 2014, Fairtrade International, Fairtrade Africa, the World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) and Bioversity International initiated a collaboration for the development of a multidimensional baseline on small-scale cocoa farmers and their cooperatives in West Africa. The baseline is expected to provide...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Foundjem-Tita, D., Degrande, A., Donovan, J., Stoian, D., Kouamé, C.
Format: Informe técnico
Language:Inglés
Published: World Agroforestry Centre 2017
Subjects:
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/93445
_version_ 1855521433399066624
author Foundjem-Tita, D.
Degrande, A.
Donovan, J.
Stoian, D.
Kouamé, C.
author_browse Degrande, A.
Donovan, J.
Foundjem-Tita, D.
Kouamé, C.
Stoian, D.
author_facet Foundjem-Tita, D.
Degrande, A.
Donovan, J.
Stoian, D.
Kouamé, C.
author_sort Foundjem-Tita, D.
collection Repository of Agricultural Research Outputs (CGSpace)
description In 2014, Fairtrade International, Fairtrade Africa, the World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) and Bioversity International initiated a collaboration for the development of a multidimensional baseline on small-scale cocoa farmers and their cooperatives in West Africa. The baseline is expected to provide a fuller understanding of the current situation for Fairtrade cocoa production and marketing as well as provide the foundation for rigorous assessment of outcomes and impacts of Fairtrade certification on cocoa cooperatives and smallholder households in West Africa in the future. Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana, the two largest Fairtrade cocoa producers in West Africa, provide about 68 percent of the cocoa that is sold under Fairtrade terms in global markets. In 2013, the year this study was commissioned, the volume of Fairtrade cocoa sold from West Africa reached 133 400 tonnes, involving 71 cooperatives and producer associations and 138 800 farmers. Most of this cocoa originated from Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana. The rapid growth in the number of cocoa-producing organizations joining the Fairtrade system in Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana provides a unique opportunity to build a baseline on Fairtrade cocoa producers in West Africa for future monitoring and impact assessment. This report focuses on the Fairtrade cocoa baseline for Côte d’Ivoire (a similar report is available for Ghana). It describes the conceptual framework and methods used in the design of the baseline, followed by an assessment of the context in Côte d’Ivoire. Key features of the baseline data at the cooperative and household levels are covered in detail. The report concludes with some recommendations to Fairtrade for expanding Fairtrade International in Côte d’Ivoire and for follow-up actions for future baseline work.
format Informe técnico
id CGSpace93445
institution CGIAR Consortium
language Inglés
publishDate 2017
publishDateRange 2017
publishDateSort 2017
publisher World Agroforestry Centre
publisherStr World Agroforestry Centre
record_format dspace
spelling CGSpace934452025-12-08T09:54:28Z Baseline for assessing the impact of fairtrade certification on cocoa farmers and cooperatives in Côte d’Ivoire Foundjem-Tita, D. Degrande, A. Donovan, J. Stoian, D. Kouamé, C. teheobroma cacao smallholders cooperatives markets production possibilities production policies In 2014, Fairtrade International, Fairtrade Africa, the World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) and Bioversity International initiated a collaboration for the development of a multidimensional baseline on small-scale cocoa farmers and their cooperatives in West Africa. The baseline is expected to provide a fuller understanding of the current situation for Fairtrade cocoa production and marketing as well as provide the foundation for rigorous assessment of outcomes and impacts of Fairtrade certification on cocoa cooperatives and smallholder households in West Africa in the future. Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana, the two largest Fairtrade cocoa producers in West Africa, provide about 68 percent of the cocoa that is sold under Fairtrade terms in global markets. In 2013, the year this study was commissioned, the volume of Fairtrade cocoa sold from West Africa reached 133 400 tonnes, involving 71 cooperatives and producer associations and 138 800 farmers. Most of this cocoa originated from Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana. The rapid growth in the number of cocoa-producing organizations joining the Fairtrade system in Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana provides a unique opportunity to build a baseline on Fairtrade cocoa producers in West Africa for future monitoring and impact assessment. This report focuses on the Fairtrade cocoa baseline for Côte d’Ivoire (a similar report is available for Ghana). It describes the conceptual framework and methods used in the design of the baseline, followed by an assessment of the context in Côte d’Ivoire. Key features of the baseline data at the cooperative and household levels are covered in detail. The report concludes with some recommendations to Fairtrade for expanding Fairtrade International in Côte d’Ivoire and for follow-up actions for future baseline work. 2017 2018-06-29T10:02:05Z 2018-06-29T10:02:05Z Report https://hdl.handle.net/10568/93445 en Open Access application/pdf World Agroforestry Centre Foundjem-Tita, D.; Degrande, A.; Donovan, J.; Stoian, D.; Kouame, C. (2017). Baseline for assessing the impact of fairtrade certification on cocoa farmers and cooperatives in Côte d’Ivoire. Nairobi: World Agroforestry Centre, 108 p.
spellingShingle teheobroma cacao
smallholders
cooperatives
markets
production possibilities
production policies
Foundjem-Tita, D.
Degrande, A.
Donovan, J.
Stoian, D.
Kouamé, C.
Baseline for assessing the impact of fairtrade certification on cocoa farmers and cooperatives in Côte d’Ivoire
title Baseline for assessing the impact of fairtrade certification on cocoa farmers and cooperatives in Côte d’Ivoire
title_full Baseline for assessing the impact of fairtrade certification on cocoa farmers and cooperatives in Côte d’Ivoire
title_fullStr Baseline for assessing the impact of fairtrade certification on cocoa farmers and cooperatives in Côte d’Ivoire
title_full_unstemmed Baseline for assessing the impact of fairtrade certification on cocoa farmers and cooperatives in Côte d’Ivoire
title_short Baseline for assessing the impact of fairtrade certification on cocoa farmers and cooperatives in Côte d’Ivoire
title_sort baseline for assessing the impact of fairtrade certification on cocoa farmers and cooperatives in cote d ivoire
topic teheobroma cacao
smallholders
cooperatives
markets
production possibilities
production policies
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/93445
work_keys_str_mv AT foundjemtitad baselineforassessingtheimpactoffairtradecertificationoncocoafarmersandcooperativesincotedivoire
AT degrandea baselineforassessingtheimpactoffairtradecertificationoncocoafarmersandcooperativesincotedivoire
AT donovanj baselineforassessingtheimpactoffairtradecertificationoncocoafarmersandcooperativesincotedivoire
AT stoiand baselineforassessingtheimpactoffairtradecertificationoncocoafarmersandcooperativesincotedivoire
AT kouamec baselineforassessingtheimpactoffairtradecertificationoncocoafarmersandcooperativesincotedivoire