Certification systems (CS) set and monitor voluntary standards to make agricultural
production sustainable in socio-economic terms and agricultural trade fairer for producers …

Effects of certification schemes for agricultural production on socio‐economic outcomes in
low‐ and middle‐income countries: a systematic review - Oya - 2017 - Campbell Systematic …

Acknowledgements 2 1 introduction 7 1.1 The future of cocoa 8 1.1. 1 The age of cocoa
farmers 8 1.1. 2 Cocoa farmer livelihoods 9 1.1. 3 Improving cocoa productivity 10 1.1. 4 …

To tackle the multiple challenges facing the cocoa sector, voluntary sustainability standards
and corporate initiatives, largely focusing on farm and farmer group scale, are often …

Many sources indicate that smallholder tree-crop commodity farmers are poor, but there is a
paucity of data on how many of them are poor and the depth of poverty. The living income …

Despite the widespread popularity of the Creating Shared Value (CSV) discourse, its
'business case'and 'win–win'rhetoric remain problematic. This paper adds an inclusive …

Social cohesion plays a key role in processes of peacebuilding and sustainable
development. Fostering social cohesion might present a potential to enhance the connection …

Cocoa and oil palm are the major commodity crops produced in Ghana and livelihood
options for hundreds of thousands of rural households. However, their production has …

Efforts to improve cacao value chains often assume that production of fine and flavor
varieties will raise smallholder incomes. Undertaking postharvest practices of fermentation …

Studies have shown that farmers appear to deviate from set certification standards after they
have passed audits and received their certificate. This usually makes them vulnerable and …