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dc.contributor.authorFenger, N.A.
dc.contributor.authorBosselmann, A.S.
dc.contributor.authorAsare, R.
dc.contributor.authorNeergaard, Andreas de
dc.date.accessioned2019-12-04T11:07:42Z
dc.date.available2019-12-04T11:07:42Z
dc.date.issued2017-01-31
dc.identifier.citationFenger, N., Bosselmann, A.S., Asare, R. & de Neergaard, A. (2017). The impact of certification on the natural and financial capitals of Ghanaian cocoa farmers. Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems, 41(2), 143–166.
dc.identifier.issn1473-5903
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/1528
dc.description.abstractWhile an increasing number of large food companies commit themselves to source only certified cocoa, research on the impacts of certification on cocoa farmers is falling behind. We investigate how Rainforest Alliance (RA) certification of smallscale cocoa farmers in Ghana has affected both the financial and the natural capitals of the farmers. Across two villages, certified farmers were compared to conventional farmers, using both qualitative and quantitative data collected through farmer and key informant interviews and participatory rural appraisals. A combination of the Sustainable Livelihood Framework and the input–output–outcome–impact framework was used for the analysis. Results indicate that the RA certification scheme has a positive influence on the certified farmers in terms of cocoa production, yield, income, and farmers’ perception of changes in their natural and financial capitals. The positive influence is a result of inputs from the RA certification, including financial support, information and knowledge, technical assistance, and increased access to farm inputs and credit. However, these positive impacts are conditioned by the presence of active farmer organizations and access to agricultural inputs and credit through associations and government institutions, and may be undermined by certified farmers who sell their produce outside the premium value chain.
dc.format.extent143-166
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectCocoa (Plant)
dc.subjectLivelihood Capitals
dc.subjectCertified Cocoa Production
dc.subjectCertified Farmers
dc.subjectConventional Farmers
dc.titleThe impact of certification on the natural and financial capitals of Ghanaian cocoa farmers
dc.typeJournal Article
dc.description.versionPeer Review
cg.contributor.crpClimate Change, Agriculture and Food Security
cg.contributor.crpIntegrated Systems for the Humid Tropics
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Copenhagen
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionWest Africa
cg.coverage.countryGhana
cg.isijournalISI Journal
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and advanced research institute
cg.iitasubjectCapacity Development
cg.iitasubjectCocoa
cg.iitasubjectLivelihoods
cg.journalAgroecology and Sustainable Food Systems
cg.howpublishedFormally Published
cg.accessibilitystatusLimited Access
local.dspaceid82019
cg.targetaudienceScientists
cg.identifier.doihttps://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21683565.2016.1258606


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