Available estimates of cocoa supply response in Ghana are derived from aggregate time series data. The present study presents results of a cross-section profit function analysis, based on farm-level data. The results are compared with those of previous time series studies, and the methodologies...

In Ethiopia, agricultural cooperatives are expected to play a key role in linking smallholder farmers to the recently established commodity exchange system. Recent research has found, however, that the commercialisation levels of cooperative members do not differ significantly from those of...