The sustainability of cocoa farmers' livelihoods is a critical concern within the academic
discourse surrounding the Cocoa-chocolate value chain, aligning with SDG goal 1 of …

Executive summary The cocoa sector faces various challenges that need to be addressed
before a transformation towards sustainable development can be achieved. One key …

Cocoa farmers are not receiving living wages and the value chain is being squeezed,
leaving the cocoa sector's sustainability at stake. There is a need to raise awareness about …

Chocolate manufacturers are increasingly sourcing" sustainable" cocoa. Yet following two
decades of sustainability initiatives in the sector, numerous severe, intractable, and often …

This publication examines the vertical and horizontal integration in the cocoa industry and its
potential impacts on stakeholders along the value chain, in particular small cocoa farmers …

The study aims at examining the sustainability of cocoa farmer livelihood. Emphasis was laid
on investigation of factors that increase or derail the sustainability of cocoa farmer livelihood …

Agriculture is a major contributor to the global environmental crisis. Natural ecosystems are
being replaced by agricultural land, which leads to the extinction of species and the release …

Policy responses to balance the trade-offs between nature conservation and socioeconomic
development have recently come to the fore in Ghana–the world's second largest producer …

There is mixed feeling and mixed reaction from various quarters in recent times towards the
perception that Ghana is progressively crawling into a developed country status. Generally …

Executive summary This report analyzes existing strategies and interventions implemented
by cocoa and chocolate companies operating in Ghana to raise the income of cocoa farmers …