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Unilever Sustainable Living Plan, MAUSER, ANNIEK , Chocoa 2014, 03/2014, Amsterdam, (2014) Anniek Mauser.pdf (5.37 MB)

We only have one planet, not three. How can we ensure sustainability?

Nigeria’s cocoa production at 300,000 tons in 2013 showed an increase of 7 percent as compared to the previous year. The Government of Nigeria (GON) under its Cocoa Transformation Action Plan (CTAP) has targeted cocoa production to increase by 40 percent to reach 500,000 tons by 2015. GON...

Price premiums necessary to incentivize switching from conventional (inorganic) to organic cocoa (Theobroma cacao) production in Ghana are identified. Optimal, phased-replacement models for orchard management are used to determine when switching from conventional to organic is profitable. The...

Brokerage information on cocoa futures and options is presented.

Commodities under neoliberalism: the case of cocoa, Haque, Irfan Ul , G-24 Discussion Paper Series, 2004///, New York and Geneva, (2004)

The paper examines the case of cocoa as an illustration of the problems faced by primary commodity producers and attempts to show that the conditions are favourable for cocoa producers to coordinate their production policies in order to maintain satisfactory cocoa prices, which is needed to...

The present document highlights the impact of import tariffs and VAT on the cocoa value chain. Furthermore, it reviews the incidence of indirect taxes and custom duties on cocoa beans, cocoa liquor, cocoa cake, cocoa butter, and cocoa powder. This document does not cover indirect taxes and...

The productivity potentials and efficiencies in cocoa production in West and Central Africa using metafrontier function technique. The methodology enables the estimation of national technology gap ratios (TGRs) by using a decomposition result involving both the national production frontiers and...

Cocoa barometer 2010, TCC , 2010, The Hague, Netherlands, (2010)

Cocoa Barometer 2010 presents an analysis of the recent market developments in the certified cocoa sector and aims to fuel ongoing discussions on building capacity and training of cocoa farmers.An overview of recent trends and developments in the cocoa value chain is followed by a brief...

Corporate social responsibility in international cocoa trade, Abbott, P. H., Wilcox M., and Muir W. A. , 15th Annual World Food and Agribusiness Forum and Symposium, 2005, Chicago, (2005)

This paper examines how corporate social responsibility (CSR), in the form of Fair Trade, affects the welfare of market agents, with special emphasis on the smallholder cocoa farmers of West Africa. An overview of the cocoa markets and the Fair Trade initiative is presented and the effects of...

This paper looks at the financial implications of the complete liberalization of the external marketing of cocoa. A review of experience of other cocoa producing countries in West Africa is in section 2, followed by implications of liberalization on quality of cocoa to be exported in section 3....

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