BALANCING THE LIVING INCOME CHALLENGE: TOWARDS A MULTI-ACTOR APPROACH TO ACHIEVING A LIVING INCOME FOR COCOA FARMERS

BALANCING THE LIVING INCOME CHALLENGE: TOWARDS A MULTI-ACTOR APPROACH TO ACHIEVING A LIVING INCOME FOR COCOA FARMERS

This paper is intended to contribute to a data-led and evidence-based point in view to the
discussion around living income for cocoa farmers in Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire – the largest cocoa producing countries in the world. It presents new insights from research and data gathered by the author organizations, Wageningen University & Research and Cocoa Life – Mondelēz International’s cocoa sustainability program – alongside inputs from a range of partners and other sector experts. This report follows a shorter discussion paper published in November 2020.

Area of focus: Cocoa

Author(s): Yuca Waarts, Manuel Kiewisch

Organisation/institution: Wageningen University