The economic case for climate action in West-African cocoa production. Adapting cocoa production in Ghana to climate change is a smart investment. Inaction will result in income losses to farmers and the economy

This info note summarizes a study about the cost of not adapting cocoa production in Ghana to climate changes. According to the study inaction will result in income losses to farmers and the economy. By providing a benchmark for this cost of inaction the authors aim to make it easier for cocoa stake...

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Main Authors: Schreyer, Felix, Bunn, Christian, Castro-Llanos, Fabio Alexander
Format: Brief
Language:Inglés
Published: 2018
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/97167
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Castro-Llanos, Fabio Alexander
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description This info note summarizes a study about the cost of not adapting cocoa production in Ghana to climate changes. According to the study inaction will result in income losses to farmers and the economy. By providing a benchmark for this cost of inaction the authors aim to make it easier for cocoa stakeholders to argue in favour of investments in climate change adaptation.
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spelling CGSpace971672025-04-29T13:17:54Z The economic case for climate action in West-African cocoa production. Adapting cocoa production in Ghana to climate change is a smart investment. Inaction will result in income losses to farmers and the economy Schreyer, Felix Bunn, Christian Castro-Llanos, Fabio Alexander agriculture climate change theobroma cacao sustainability costs This info note summarizes a study about the cost of not adapting cocoa production in Ghana to climate changes. According to the study inaction will result in income losses to farmers and the economy. By providing a benchmark for this cost of inaction the authors aim to make it easier for cocoa stakeholders to argue in favour of investments in climate change adaptation. 2018-08-30 2018-09-12T19:37:56Z 2018-09-12T19:37:56Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/97167 en https://hdl.handle.net/10568/97166 Open Access application/pdf Bunn C, Schreyer F, Castro F. 2018. The economic case for climate action in West-African cocoa production. Cali, Colombia: CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS).
spellingShingle agriculture
climate change
theobroma cacao
sustainability
costs
Schreyer, Felix
Bunn, Christian
Castro-Llanos, Fabio Alexander
The economic case for climate action in West-African cocoa production. Adapting cocoa production in Ghana to climate change is a smart investment. Inaction will result in income losses to farmers and the economy
title The economic case for climate action in West-African cocoa production. Adapting cocoa production in Ghana to climate change is a smart investment. Inaction will result in income losses to farmers and the economy
title_full The economic case for climate action in West-African cocoa production. Adapting cocoa production in Ghana to climate change is a smart investment. Inaction will result in income losses to farmers and the economy
title_fullStr The economic case for climate action in West-African cocoa production. Adapting cocoa production in Ghana to climate change is a smart investment. Inaction will result in income losses to farmers and the economy
title_full_unstemmed The economic case for climate action in West-African cocoa production. Adapting cocoa production in Ghana to climate change is a smart investment. Inaction will result in income losses to farmers and the economy
title_short The economic case for climate action in West-African cocoa production. Adapting cocoa production in Ghana to climate change is a smart investment. Inaction will result in income losses to farmers and the economy
title_sort economic case for climate action in west african cocoa production adapting cocoa production in ghana to climate change is a smart investment inaction will result in income losses to farmers and the economy
topic agriculture
climate change
theobroma cacao
sustainability
costs
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/97167
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