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Opportunities and constraints in agriculture: A gendered analysis of cocoa production in Southern Cameroon

Kumase, Wokia-azi N.; Bisseleua, Herve; Klasen, Stephan - 2010

In this paper we examine gender differences in cocoa production in Cameroon using a survey of about 1000 cocoa … producers in Southern Cameroon. We find that women farmers have access to land (of similar size to men), but through different … women farmers are a reality in Cameroon that need equal access to inputs and technologies, and support. If given equal …

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Taxation in developing countries: Case study of Cameroon

Fambon, Samuel - 2006

In the beginning of the 1980s, Cameroon witnessed a sustained rate of growth, associated essentially with the boom in … tax system could, therefore, ensure sustainable growth and development in Cameroon. The study aims to contribute to a … better understanding of the evolution of the tax system in Cameroon. In particular, the paper reviews the chronology of the …

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Revenue effects of participation in smallholder organic cocoa production in tropical Africa: A case study

Gibbon, Peter; Lin, Yumiao; Jones, Sam - 2009

This paper examines the revenue effects of certified organic contract farming and of use of organic farming methods in a tropical African context. These are compared with 'organic by default' conventional farming systems without contractual relations. Survey data from a medium-size cocoa-vanilla...

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Local cocoa marketing under pressure: Sustainability certification and new forms of competition in Ghana's cocoa industry

Ollendorf, Franziska; Ansah, Goodlet - 2022

In the context of persisting sustainability challenges in the Global Cocoa-Chocolate Chain (GCCC), sustainability certification gained momentum as a major industry response. While much research has been undertaking regarding effects of certification schemes on farming practices and farmers'...

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Potentials for improving the socioeconomic situation of Ghanaian cocoa farmers: The role of sustainability initiatives

Grohs, Hannes; Grumiller, Jan; Peham, Andreas - 2023

Based on a longstanding colonial history of unequal exchange between the Global North and South, cocoa-based products and in particular chocolate nowadays belong to the staples of household consumption in many countries of the Global North, including in the European Union (EU). But only since...

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Health and labour income of wage earners and self-employed workers in Cameroon

Fomba Kamga, Benjamin; Kengne Kamga, Arline; Audibert, … - 2013

and self-employed workers in Cameroon. Health status is measured by a self-assessment of an individual's health; and … health, income, and selection into each employment status. The data used in this study is obtained from the 2007 Cameroon …

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Could a well-designed customs reforms remove the trade-off between revenue collection and trade facilitation?

Raballand, Gael; Marteau, Jean-François; Mjekiqi, Edmond; … - 2009

This paper is based on first-hand experience from Customs reforms in Sub Saharan Africa (SSA) and presents unpublished data on the impact of Customs reforms on revenues, trade facilitation, private sector operators and frontline Customs officials' behaviors in Africa. Customs agencies are...

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Inequality in the Distribution of Household Expenditure in Cameroon

Fambon, Samuel - 2009

income or salaries. This paper aims to investigate the evolution of expenditure inequality in Cameroon over the 1984 …

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Impact of education on inequality across the wage distribution profile in Cameroon: 2005-10

Baye, Francis Menjo - 2015

from the 2005 and 2010 Cameroon labour force surveys, wage equations and standard inequality measures. Returns to education …

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The impact of food price volatility on consumer welfare in Cameroon

Kane, Gilles Quentin; Mabah Tene, Gwladys Laure; … - 2015

The objective of this paper is to analyse the welfare effects of food price volatility on Cameroonian consumers. Using data from the third Cameroonian Household Consumption Surveys, the price elasticities are obtained from a Quadratic Almost Ideal Demand System model. Price elasticities are then...

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