should also promote investment in agricultural research and transfer of drought-resistant cocoa varieties to farmers …. Additionally, the average efficiency of cocoa farmers is estimated to be around 50 percent. We find that farmers' educational …This study investigates the Indonesian cocoa production to reveal the possibilities for poverty alleviation while …

and ecological sustainability. Indonesia is currently the third largest cocoa producer worldwide with a persistent …Cocoa is a cash crop which is predominantly cultivated in smallholder agroforestry systems. On a global scale, the … expansion of cocoa cultivation area has dominantly taken place in areas of prior primary forests, thereby contributing …

the market from working properly. It also makes the millions of cocoa farmers in the developing world highly vulnerable to … have boosted the global demand for cocoa. However, world cocoa supply could barely keep up with demand. These processes … triggered a high volatility in global cocoa prices. Volatility induces uncertainty among market participants, hence preventing …

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 …

The high volatility of the world cocoa price makes the millions of cocoa farmers in the developing world highly … or demand. Therefore, we test the hypothesis that the price elasticities of the global cocoa supply and demand are low …. We describe the global cocoa market with cointegration dynamic supply, demand and price submodels. Our OLS, 2SLS, and SUR …