Markets for agricultural products with special quality,
environmental, and social attributes can provide a
profitable outlet for poor farmers in developing countries.
However, participation in high value markets requires
that farmers commit to deliver pre-identified volumes on
time and in the req...
Donovan, J.
,
Stoian, D.
,
Foundjem, D.
,
Blare, T.
,
[Service provision by agri-cooperatives engaged in high value markets]
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Service provision by agri-cooperatives engaged in high value markets
Markets for agricultural products with special quality, environmental, and social attributes can provide a profitable outlet for poor farmers in developing countries. However, participation in high value markets requires that farmers commit to deliver pre-identified volumes on time and in the req...
Donovan, J.
,
Stoian, D.
,
Foundjem, D.
,
Blare, T.
,
[Service provision by agri-cooperatives engaged in high value markets]
,
Service provision by agri-cooperatives engaged in high value markets
Some of the global chocolate industry's biggest players, such as Ferrero, Mars, and Hershey, have expressed their commitment to achieve a sustainable cocoa sector by the year 2020. As the world's second largest producer of cocoa, Ghana is also interested in moving towards sustainable cocoa produc...
Donovan, J.
,
Stoian, D.
,
Foundjem, D.
,
Degrande, A.
,
[Fairtrade cocoa in Ghana: taking stock and looking ahead]
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Fairtrade cocoa in Ghana: taking stock and looking ahead
Foundjem-Tita, D.
,
Donovan, J.
,
Stoian, D.
,
[Baseline for assessing the impact of Fairtrade certification on cocoa farmers and cooperatives in Ghana]
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Baseline for assessing the impact of Fairtrade certification on cocoa farmers and cooperatives in Ghana
This note presents a practical approach by which cooperatives strengthen their ability to deliver impactful and financially sustainable services. In doing so, it recognises the challenges faced by cooperatives to design services that both meet the different needs of members and are financially su...
Stoian, D.
,
Foundjem, D.
,
Blare, T.
,
Donovan, D.
,
[Service provision by agri-cooperatives engaged in high value markets]
,
Service provision by agri-cooperatives engaged in high value markets
In 2014, Fairtrade International, Fairtrade Africa, the World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) and Bioversity International initiated a collaboration for the development of a multidimensional baseline on small-scale cocoa farmers and their cooperatives in West Africa. The baseline is expected to provi...
Foundjem-Tita, D.
,
Degrande, A.
,
Donovan, J.
,
Stoian, D.
,
Kouame, C.
,
[Baseline for assessing the impact of fairtrade certification on cocoa farmers and cooperatives in Côte d’Ivoire]
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Baseline for assessing the impact of fairtrade certification on cocoa farmers and cooperatives in Côte d’Ivoire
This article draws on four contrasting cases of value chain development (VCD) in Nicaragua to assess approaches and tools used in design and implementation. We interviewed 28 representatives from the international NGOs leading the interventions, the local NGOs that participated in implementation,...
Donovan, J.
,
Stoian, D.
,
Poe, K.
,
[Value chain development in Nicaragua: prevailing approaches and tools used for design and implementation]
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Value chain development in Nicaragua: prevailing approaches and tools used for design and implementation