Studies & Reports - Forum Nachhaltiger Kakao

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Overview of studies

Project PRO-PLANTEURS

Reports

Date	Title & Link	Publisher	Topic
2018	Gender Workshop Summary (ENG)	Pro-Planteurs	Workshop, Gender

Studies

Date	Title & Link	Publisher	Topic

2017	Evaluation de l'application du contenu des formations pour l'amelioration de la production de cacao (FRZ)	Pro-Planteurs	Education, Cocoa Production
	Étude des opportunités de marché des cultures vivrières (FRZ)	Pro-Planteurs	Market Conditions, Food Crops
	Study on the cost structure and access to financing of the cooperatives of the project PRO-PLANTEURS (EN) Summary (EN) Etude sur la structure des coûts et l'accès au financement des sociétés coopératives du projet PRO-PLANTEURS (FRZ)	devImpact	Price Study
2016	Baseline Report for the Project PRO-PLANTEURS (EN) Baseline Report Summary (EN) Étude de base PRO-PLANTEURS (FRZ)	ComoConsult	General Conditions

Other studies from the cocoa sector by topics

Sustainable Supply Chains

Year	Title & Link	Publisher	Topic
2020	Comparative study on the distribution of value in European chocolate chains	FAO, BASIC	Sustainable supply chains
2020	Evaluation gaps, challenges and implications: Responsible business initiatives for sustainable supply chains?	Evidensia	Sustainable supply chains
2020	Study on due diligence requirements through the supply chain	Europäische Kommission	Sustainable supply chains, political framework
2019	"Competition Law and Sustainability: A Study of Industry Attitudes Towards Multi-Stakeholder Collaboration in the UK Grocery Sector"	Fairtrade Foundation	Antitrust law, sustainable supply chains
2019	Towards Sustainable Cocoa Supply Chains: Regulatory Options for the EU"	Fern	EU Action Plan, sustainable supply chains
2018	Cocoa Barometer Kakaobarometer 2018 Cocoa Barometer Zusammenfassung	Cocoa Barometer Konsortium	Sustainable development in the cocoa sector, income, West Africa
2018	Producing sustainable cocoa: Under what conditions?	IDDRI	Sustainable cocoa farming
2018	Perspectives for export-oriented industrial policy strategies for selected African countries: case studies Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana and Tunisia	ÖFSE	cocoa sector, mango, textile, sustainable supply chains, Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire, Tunisia
2018	Fair Value: Case studies of business structures for a more equitable distribution of value in food supply chains	3keel, Oxfam	Nutrition, sustainable supply chains
2018	The Dark Side of Chocolate	BASIC	Cocoa, value chain, Côte d'Ivoire, Peru
2018	The Global Business of Forced Labour: Report of Findings	SPERI	Cocoa, tea, sustainable supply chains
2012	Vom Kakaobaum bis zum Konsumenten - Die Wertschöpfungskette von Schokolade	Südwind	Sustainable supply chains, market development, cocoa prices
2012	Fact - Sheet: Die Wertschöpfungskette von Schokolade	Südwind	Cocoa, sustainable supply chains

Political Framework

Year	Title & Link	Publisher	Topic
2020	Making human rights due diligence frameworks work for small farmers and workers	Fair Trade Advocacy Office	Human rights, political framework
2020	Study on due diligence requirements through the supply chain	Europäische Kommission	Sustainable supply chains, political framework
2020	Empfehlungen für Multi-Stakeholder-Initiativen (German)	CorA-Netzwerk, Forum Menschenrechte, VENRO	political framework
2019	Towards Sustainable Cocoa Supply Chains: Regulatory Options for the EU"	Fern	EU Action Plan, sustainable supply chains
2019	“Competition Law and Sustainability: A Study of Industry Attitudes Towards Multi-Stakeholder Collaboration in the UK Grocery Sector”	Fairtrade Foundation	Antitrust law, sustainable supply chains
2018	Dynamique d'expansion des cacaoyères dans les zones de contact forêt-savane: cas de la sous-préfecture de Kokumbo (Centre de la Côte d'Ivoire) (FRZ)	Tropicultura	Cocoa, regional development
2018	Understanding agribusiness-based advisory services. (Zusammenfassung)	KIT	Agricultural development
2018	Understanding agribusiness-based advisory services: Findings of a learning trajectory	KIT	Agricultural development
2018	Follow up Study - Assessing the Impact of Fairtrade on Poverty Reduction through Rural Development	CEval GmbH, Fairtrade	Poverty, rural development, Faitrade
2018	Harnessing the chances of digitalisation for rural development	Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH	Rural development, digitalisation
2018	Preisgestaltung in der Wertschöpfungskette Kakao - Ursachen und Auswirkungen	Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH	Cocoa price, general framework, market development
2017	Étude des opportunités de marché des cultures vivrières	PRO-PLANTEURS	Market development
2017	Alternative Geschäftsmodelle im Kakaosektor	Südwind	Market development, general conditions, cocoa price, incomes, diversification
2017	The State of Sustainable Markets 2017: Statistics and Emerging Trends	International Trade Centre	Certification, market development
2017	Profit mit Nachhaltigkeit? Die Rolle der Privatwirtschaft in Entwicklungsländern	Südwind	Sustainable Development Goals, Private-Public Partnerships
2017	Combatting Child Labour in Cocoa: Investor Expectations and Corporate Good Practice	GES International	Child labour, income, private investment
2017	Afrika und Europa - Neue Partnerschaft für Entwicklung, Frieden und Zukunft	BMZ	Framework conditions
2016	Demystifying the cocoa sector in Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana	KIT Royal Tropical Institute	Framework conditions
2016	Market Concentration and Price Formation in the Global Cocoa Value Chain Appendix: Determination of Cocoa Prices in Cameroon, Nigeria, Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire and Indonesia	Ministry of Foreign Affairs, The Netherlands, SEO Amsterdam Economics	Market development, cocoa price
2016	Baseline Study PRO-PLANTEURS / Étude de base PRO-PLANTEURS	Como Consult	Framework conditions
2016	Sustainability Now!	European Political Strategy Center	General framework, market development
2016	Emerging Opportunities in the West African Food Economy	OECD	General framework, market development
2016	Study on the Establishment of a Cocoa Sustainability Fund	Südwind	Market development
2016	Quarterly Bulletin of Cocoa Statistics	International Cocoa Organisation	Market development, cocoa price
2016	Côte d'Ivoire - Rapport d'état sur le système éducatif national. Pour une politique éducative plus inclusive et plus efficace. (FRZ)	Regierung Côte d'Ivoire, UNICEF, IIPE, UNSECO	Politics, Education
2015	EINEWELT ohne Hunger ist möglich - Lösungsansätze der deutschen Entwicklungspolitik	BMZ	Framework conditions
2015	Findings from Studies in 11 Countries and Implications for our Future Work on Rural Development	Nestlé	Rural development
2015	Kakaobarometer	Cocoa Barometer Konsortium	Market development, living income
2015	Cocoa industry: Integrating small farmers into the global value chain	Unctad	General framework, market development
2015	Cocoa Action Annual Report 2015	World Cocoa Foundation	Market development
2014	Zukunft der Süßwarenindustrie	Hans Böckler Stiftung	Market development
2014	Cocoa Market Update April 2014	WCF	Market development, cocoa price, productivity
2014	Cocoa Sustainability Report	Barry Callebaut	Market development, general conditions, farmers' organisation
2014	Quarterly Bulletin of Cocoa Statistics	International Cocoa Organisation	Market development, cocoa price
2013	Flächenkonkurrenz – das Beispiel Kakao	Südwind	General framework, market development
2013	3. Kakao–Konferenz: Der lange Weg zur nachhaltigen Produktion Veranstaltungsdokumentation	Deutsche Gesellschaft für internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH	General framework, market development, productivity
2013	Nachhaltigkeit in der Kakao - und Süßwarenindustrie: Chance oder Trugschluss?	Action Solidarite tiers monde (ASTM)	Framework conditions
2013	The COSA Measuring Sustainability Report Coffee and Cocoa in 12 Countries	Committee on Sustainability Assessment	Framework conditions
2012	Towards Côte d’Ivoire Sustainable Cocoa Initiative (CISCI)	FAFO	General framework, market development
2012	Vom Kakaobaum bis zum Konsumenten – Die Wertschöpfungskette von Schokolade	Südwind	Market development, cocoa price, Sustainable supply chains
2012	Cocoa barometer 2012	Voice, BD, FNV, Oxfam, Südwind, Hivos, Solidaridad	General framework, market development
2012	Cocoa Value Chain - Implication for the Smallholder Farmer in Ghana	Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology	General framework, market development
2012	Cocoa Fact Sheet	Wageningen UR Center for Development Innovation	Market development
2012	Successional Agroforestry Systems for Sustainable Cocoa Production within the Conservation Districts of Malinau and Kapuas Hulu	GIZ, FORCLIME	Framework conditions
2012	Incentives for sustainable cocoa production in Ghana	Royal Tropical Institute	Market development
2006	Food sovereignty and export crops - Could ECOWAS create an OPEC for sustainable cocoa?	ROPPA	Politics
2005	Chapter 8: Where There’s a Will There’s a Way: Supply Management for Supporting the Prices of Tropical Export Crops	International Centre for Trade Sustainable Development (ICTSD); International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED)	Politics
2004	Fair trade in tropical crops is possible: International Control Agreements revisited	Wageningen UR North-South Centre	Politics

Financing

Year	Title & Link	Publisher	Topic
2020	Study: The role of fiscal rules in relation with the green economy	European Parliament	Financing
2020	In-depth analysis: The role of fiscal rules in relation with the green economy	European Parliament	Financing
2020	The effect of cash transfers on child labour: A review of evidence from rural contexts	International Cocoa Initiative	Financing, Child Labour
2019	Commodity dependence, global commodity chains, price volatility and financialisation: Price-setting and stabilisation in the cocoa sectors in Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana	OFSE	Financing, Cocoa, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana
2017	Driving Innovations in Smallholder Engagement - Insights in Service Delivery and Finance	IDH	Innovations, finances, commitment
2017	Study on the Cost Structure and Access to Financing of the Cooperatives of the Project PRO-PLANTEURS	devImpact	Financing
2017	Profit mit Nachhaltigkeit? Die Rolle der Privatwirtschaft in Entwicklungsländern	Südwind	Sustainable Development Goals, Private-Public Partnerships
2017	Combatting Child Labour in Cocoa: Investor Expectations and Corporate Good Practice	GES International	Child labour, income, private investment

Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, other Countries

Year	Title & Link	Publisher	Topic
2020	Cocoa & Forests Initiative - Private Sector Progress Report 2018 - 2019	Cocoa & Forests Initiative; World Cocoa Foundation	Cocoa, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana
2019	Eliminating Child Labor in Cocoa (ECLIC)	International Cocoa Initiative	Cocoa, Child labour, Côte d'Ivoire
2019	Commodity dependence, global commodity chains, price volatility and financialisation: Price-setting and stabilisation in the cocoa sectors in Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana	OFSE	Cocoa, Financing, Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire
2019	Exploring Revenue Management & Producer Pricing Mechanism within Ghana's Cocoa Sector	IMANI Center for Policy & Education	Cocoa, Ghana, Income
2019	Estimating the economic incentives necessary for eliminating child labor in Ghanaian cocoa production	Luckstead et al.	Child labour, Ghana
2019	Living Income Report: Rural Côte d'Ivoire	Living Income Community of Practice	Living Income, Côte d'Ivoire
2018	Behing The Wrapper: Greenwashing in the Chocolate Industry	Mighty Earth	Deforestation, Côte d'Ivoire
2018	The prevalence of forced labour & child labour in the cocoa sectors of Côte d’Ivoire & Ghana	Walk Free Foundation	Child labour, Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire
2018	Living Income Report: Rural Ghana	Living Income Community of Practice	Living Income, Ghana
2018	Demystifying the cocoa sector in Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire	KIT	Cocoa, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana
2018	Understanding certified small producers' needs: Interviews with certified producers to understand their need ans how sustainability standards can innovate to meet them.	ISEAL Alliance	Certification, Côte d'Ivoire
2018	Por que demain ne meure jamais: La Côte d'Ivoire face au changement climatique (FR)	World Bank	Climate change, Côte d'Ivoire
2018	The Dark Side of Chocolate	BASIC	Cocoa value chain, Côte d'Ivoire, Peru
2018	Whose cocoa? (EN)	EDP e.V.	Ghana
2018	Perspectives for export-oriented industrial policy strategies for selected African countries: case studies Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana and Tunisia	ÖFSE	Cocoa, mango, textiles, Sustainable supply chains, Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire, Tunesia
2018	Rapport d'audit du systeme de commercialisation du cacao (FRZ)	KPMG	Trade, prices, Côte d'Ivoire
2016	UTZ Impact Report: Combining insights from UTZ monitoring data with findings from impact studies	UTZ	Producing countries, cocoa, coffee, tea
2016	Researching the Impact of Increased Cocoa Yields on the Labour Market and Child Labour Risk in Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire	ICI	Child labour, cocoa, Kakao, Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire
2016	Human Development Report 2016: Briefing note for countries on the 2016 Human Development Report	UNDP	Human Development Index, Côte d'Ivoire
2015	Impact of UTZ certification on cocoa producers in Ghana, 2011 to 2014	LEI	UTZ, certification, cocoa, Ghana
2015	Enquete sur le niveau de vie des menages en Côte d'Ivoire (FRZ)	INS	Household, Côte d'Ivoire

Certification

Year	Title & Link	Publisher	Topic
2020	EU development cooperation and ethical certification schemes: impact, transparency and traceability	European Parliament	Certification
2019	Up to standard: Third-party certification and company programmes compared	Lumina Intelligence	Certification
2018	Understanding certified small producers' needs: Interviews with certified producers to understand their need ans how sustainability standards can innovate to meet them.	ISEAL Alliance	Certification, Côte d'Ivoire
2017	The State of Sustainable Markets 2017: Statistics and Emerging Trends	International Trade Centre	Certification, market development
2017	The business benefits of using sustainability standards	ISEAL Alliance	Certification
2016	Nachhaltigkeitssiegel	Stiftung Warentest	Certification
2016	Leveraging the Vertical: The Contested Dynamics of Sustainability Standards and Labour in Global Production Networks	ESADE-Ramon Llull University, Barcelona	Certification
2016	The True Price of Cocoa from Ivory Coast	IDH, True Price	Certification, environment, income
2015	Impact of UTZ certification on cocoa producers in Ghana, 2011 to 2014	LEI	Certification, cocoa, Ghana
2015	The State of Sustainable Markets	International Trade Center	Certification
2015	Beyond Certification	Do Sustainability	Certification
2014	Impact of UTZ Certification of cocoa in Ivory Coast	LEI Wageningen UR, UTZ	Certification
2014	Behind the Brands	Oxfam	Certification
2014	Zur Plausibilität der Best Practice Kriterien – Eine Literaturrecherche	Südwind	Certification, income
2014	UTZ CERTIFIED IMPACT REPORT	UTZ	Certification
2014	Fairtrade Kakao in Westafrika	Fairtrade	Certification
2013	Economic and financial assessment of premiums for the adoption of Rainforest Alliance Certification scheme by farmers in the bia conservation area of Ghana	Conservation Alliance international	Certification, productivity
2013	Improving smallholder livelihoods: Effectiveness of certification in coffee, cocoa and cotton	KMPG, SUSTAINEO	Certification
2012	Cocoa Certification Study on the costs, advantages and disadvantages of cocoa certification	KMPG, ICCO	Certification
2012	Rainforest Alliance Certification on Cocoa Farms in Côte d’Ivoire	Rainforest Alliance	Certification
2012	Certified Cocoa: Scaling up farmer participation in West Africa	IIED	Certification
2012	Fairer Handel am Beispiel Kakao	Fairtrade	Certification
2012	Ein Standard für die Standards - Nachhaltigkeitsstandards für Agrarrohstoffe	WWF	Certification

Other Commodities

Year	Title & Link	Publisher	Topic
2020	Menschenrechte im Palmölsektor	Forum Nachhaltiges Palmöl, Deutsches Institut für Menschenrechte	Human rights
2019	Agricultural Commodity Traders in Switzerland - Benefitting from Misery?	Public Eye	Agricultural raw materials, Switzerland, human rights problems
2018	The Global Business of Forced Labour: Report of Findings	SPERI	Cocoa, tea, Sustainable supply chains
2018	Perspectives for export-oriented industrial policy strategies for selected African countries: case studies Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana and Tunisia	ÖFSE	cocoa sector, mango, textile, Sustainable supply chains, Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire, Tunisia
2016	UTZ Impact Report: Combining insights from UTZ monitoring data with findings from impact studies	UTZ	Producer countries, cocoa, coffee, tea

Year	Title & Link	Publisher	Topic
2020	Cocoa Barometer 2020	Voice Network	Child labor, human rights, deforestation, sustainable supply chains
2018	Demystifying the cocoa sector in Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana	KIT	Framework conditions, quality
2018	The Impacts of Cocoa Sustainability Initiatives in West Africa	MDPI	Voluntary Sustainability Standards (VSS), Public Private Partnerships
2018	Kakaobarometer 2018	Cocoa Barometer Konsortium	Sustainable development in the cocoa sector, income, transparency, responsibility, West Africa
2018	Rapport d'audit du systeme de commercialisation du cacao (FRZ)	KPMG	Trade, Prices, Côte d'Ivoire
2018	Harnessing the chances of digitalisation for rural development	Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH	Rural development, digitalisation
2018	Cocoa Barometer	Cocoa Barometer Konsortium	Sustainable development in the cocoa sector, income, transparency, responsibility, West Africa
2017	Driving Innovations in Smallholder Engagement - Insights in Service Delivery and Finance	IDH	Innovations, finances, commitment
2017	Evaluation de l'application du contenu des formations pour l'amelioration de la production de cacao	PRO-PLANTEURS	Productivity
2017	Profit mit Nachhaltigkeit? Die Rolle der Privatwirtschaft in Entwicklungsländern	Südwind	Sustainable Development Goals, Private-Public Partnerships
2017	Cocoa Farmer's agricultural practices and livelihoods in Côte d'Ivoire	Barry Callebaut	Income, productivity
2016	Strengthening the competitiveness of cocoa production and improving the income of cocoa producers in West and Central Africa / Renforcer la compétitivité de la production de cacao et augmenter le revenu des producteurs de cacao en Afrique de l’Ouest et en Afrique centrale	Südwind	Income, productivity
2016	Study on the state of farmer cooperatives in the cocoa sector of Côte d‘Ivoire	GEFAK	Farmers' organisations
2016	Cacao Cultivation under Diverse Shade Tree Cover Allows High Carbon Storage and Sequestration without Yield Losses	Plant Ecology and Ecosystems Research, Albrecht-von-Haller Institute for Plant Sciences, University of Göttingen	Cultivation
2016	The cocoa bean fermentation process: from ecosystem analysis to starter culture development	Journal of Applied Microbiology	Production
2016	Evaluation of different fermentation processes for use by small cocoa growers in mexico	Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Forestales Agrícolas y Pecuarias, Mexico	Production
2016	Human Development Report 2016: Briefing note for countries on the 2016 Human Development Report	UNDP	Human Development Index, Côte d'Ivoire
2015	Enquete sur le niveau de vie des menages en Côte d'Ivoire (FRZ)	INS	Household, Côte d'Ivoire
2015	CocoaAction Progress Report	World Cocoa Foundation	Productivity
2015	Das Leitbild vom Verbraucher: unmündiger oder aufgeklärter Konsument?	Wissenschaftlicher Pressedienst (WPD)	Consumer model
2014	Cocoa Market Update April 2014	WCF	Market development, cocoa price, productivity
2014	Follow - up study report on CCE pilot cocoa certification initiatives In Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire and Nigeria	CCE, Frank Kuklinski	Productivity, training
2014	Toolbox for Promoting Innovation Systems	Deutsche Gesellschaft für internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH	Innovations
2014	Cocoa Sustainability Report	Barry Callebaut	Market development, general conditions, farmers' organisation
2013	Economic and financial assessment of premiums for the adoption of Rainforest Alliance Certification scheme by farmers in the bia conservation area of Ghana	Conservation Alliance international	Certification, productivity
2013	3. Kakao–Konferenz: Der lange Weg zur nachhaltigen Produktion Veranstaltungsdokumentation	Deutsche Gesellschaft für internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH	framework, market development, productivity
2013	Zone centrale de cultures de rente: Population autochtone et population allogène/allochtone (FRZ)	ACF	Population, Cash Crops
2013	Baseline study report on Cocoa producers‘ livelihood perceptions in five pilot areas in Ghana, C ôte d’Ivoire and Nigeria	CCE Frank Kuklinski, Oghenerobo Adhuze	Income, productivity
2013	Lebensqualität - Otto Group Trendstudie	Otto Group	Ethical consumption
2012	Summary of Results: Fairtrade Impact Study	Centrum für Evaluation	Role of women, farmers' organisations
2012	The Gloomy Outlook for Cocoa Production in The Ivory Coast and Strategies for Sustainable Solutions for Recovery and Improvements of Productivity	ECOTOP	Training, productivity
2012	Partnerships of a feather flock together? An analysis of the emergence of networks of partnerships in the global cocoa sector	Global networks, Wageningen University	Farmers' organisations, framework

Child Labour, Human Rights, Gender

Year	Title & Link	Publisher	Topic
2020	Business & Human Rights Resource Centre: Towards EU Mandatory Due Diligence Legislation Perspectives from Business, Public Sector, Academia and Civil Society	Business & Human Rights Resource Centre; Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development	Human rights
2020	Assessing Progress in Reducing Child Labor in Cocoa Production in Cocoa Growing Areas of Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana	NORC	Child Labour
2020	Assessment of Effectiveness of Cocoa Industry Interventions in Reducing Child Labor in Cocoa Growing Areas of Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana	NORC	Child Labour
2020	Die Achtung von Menschenrechten entlang globaler Wertschöpfungsketten - Risiken und Chancen für Branchen der deutschen Wirtschaft (German only)	Bundesministerium für Arbeit und Soziales	Human rights
2020	Not Fit-for-Purpose - The Grand Experiment of Multi-Stakeholder Initiatives in Corporate Accountability, Human Rights and Global Governance	MSI Integrity	Human rights
2020	Umweltbezogene und menschenrechtliche Sorgfaltspflichten als Ansatz zur Stärkung einer nachhaltigen Unternehmensführung (German only)	Umweltbundesamt	Human rights
2020	Making human rights due diligence frameworks work for small farmers and workers	Fair Trade Advocacy Office	Human rights, Political framwork
2020	Living Wage, Living Income, and Child Labour-Free Zones: Arguments and Implications for Children’s Work	ACHA; Institute of Development Studies	Income, Child Labour
2020	The effect of cash transfers on child labour: A review of evidence from rural contexts	International Cocoa Initiative	Child Labour, Financing
2020	The effects of income changes on child labour: A review of evidence from smallholder agriculture	International Cocoa Initiative	Child labour, Income
2019	Eliminating Child Labor in Cocoa (ECLIC)	International Cocoa Initiative	Cocoa, Child labour, Côte d'Ivoire
2019	Menschenrechtsverletzung im Kakaoanbau - Warum wir ein Lieferkettengesetz brauchen	Inkota-netzwerk	Human rights
2019	Estimating the economic incentives necessary for eliminating child labor in Ghanaian cocoa production	Luckstead et al.	Child labour, Ghana
2019	Agricultural Commodity Traders in Switzerland - Benefitting from Misery?	Public Eye	Agricultural raw materials, Switzerland, human rights
2018	Ending child labour by 2025: A review of policies and programmes	International Labour Organization	Child labour, SDGs
2018	The prevalence of forced labour & child labour in the cocoa sectors of Côte d’Ivoire & Ghana	Walk Free Foundation	Child labour, Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire
2018	2018 List of Goods Produced by Child Labor or Forced Labor	U.S. Department of Labor	Child labour
2018	2017 Findings on the Worst Forms of Child Labor	U.S. Department of Labor	Child labour
2018	Putting children first: International Cocoa Initiative 2017 Annual Report	ICI	Child labour, Education
2018	Die Zeit ist reif: Leid und Ausbeutung in Supermarktketten beenden (Zusammenfassung)	Oxfam	Poverty, income
2018	Ripe for Change: Ending human suffering in supermarket supply chains (Report EN)	Oxfam	Poverty, income
2018	Follow up Study - Assessing the Impact of Fairtrade on Poverty Reduction through Rural Development	CEval GmbH, Fairtrade	Poverty, rural development, Faitrade
2017	Global Estimates of Child Labour: Results and Trends, 2012-2016	International Labour Organization	Child labour
2017	Tackling Child Labour - 2017 Report	Nestlé Cocoa Plan	Child labour
2017	Combatting Child Labour in Cocoa: Investor Expectations and Corporate Good Practice	GES International	Child labour, income
2016	Trafficking in Persons Report	US Department of State	Human rights
2016	Women's Rights in the Cocoa Sector: Examples of emerging good practice	Oxfam	Role of women, cocoa sector
2016	Children at the heart; Assessment of child labour and child slavery in CdI´s cocoa sector and recommendations to Mondelez International	Embode	Child labour
2016	Researching the Impact of Increased Cocoa Yields on the Labour Market and Child Labour Risk in Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire	ICI	Child labour, cocoa, Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire
2015	Looking within the household: a study on gender, food security, and resilience in cocoa-growing communities	Oxfam GB, Routledge	Role of women
2015	Situational Assessment of Women and Youth Farmers and Family Nutrional Status in Two Cocoa Producing Communities in Côte d'Ivoire	Fair Labor Association	Nutrition, role of women
2015	Survey Research on Child Labour in the West African Cocoa Growing Areas	Tulane Universität	Child labour
2015	Handbook for monitoring and evaluation of child labour in agriculture. Measuring the impacts of agricultural and food security programmes on child labour in family-based agriculture	FAO	Child labour
2014	Enquête nationale sur la situation de l’emploi et du travail des enfants (ENSETE 2013)	International Labor Organisation	Child labour
2014	Oxfam analysis and recommendations to Mars, Mondelez, and Nestle on gender equality in the cocoa sector	Oxfam	Role of women
2014	Assesing Women’s roles in Nestlé’s Ivory Coast Cocoa Supply Chain	Fair Labor Association	Role of women
2014	12 Jahre, Sklave	Terre des hommes	Child labour
2013	Nicht nur Öl: Kakaoanbau in Nigeria	Südwind	Cocoa prices, child labour, role of women, Nigeria, environment
2013	Marking Progress against child labor	International Labor Organisation	Child labour
2012	From Ghana to Magnum Ice Cream: Tracking Down the Organisation of Sustainable Cocoa Product Chains	Chalmers University of Technology Gothenburg	Child labour, environment, income
2012	Summary of Results: Fairtrade Impact Study	Centrum für Evaluation	Role of women, farmers' organisation
2012	Sustainable Management of Nestlé’s Cocoa Supply Chain in the Ivory Coast — Focus on Labor Standards	Fair Labor Association	Child labour
2012	2012 Findings of the worst forms of child labor	US Labor's Bureau of International Labor Affairs	Child labour

Living Income

Year	Title & Link	Publisher	Topic
2020	NO SILVER BULLETS: Closing the $10 billion income gap in cocoa calls for cross-sector action	Wageningen University Research, Mondelēz International und Cocoa Life	Income
2020	Guiding steps towards living income in the supply chain - how to mainstream living income in your company's activities	GIZ; The Living Income Community of Practice	Income
2020	Living Wage, Living Income, and Child Labour-Free Zones: Arguments and Implications for Children’s Work	ACHA; Institute of Development Studies	Income, Child Labour
2020	Fairtrade Living Income Progress Report	Fairtrade International	Income
2020	The effects of income changes on child labour: A review of evidence from smallholder agriculture	International Cocoa Initiative	Child Labour, Income
2019	Exploring Revenue Management & Producer Pricing Mechanism within Ghana's Cocoa Sector	IMANI Center for Policy & Education	Cocoa, Ghana, income
2019	A living income for smallholder commodity farmers and protected forests and biodiversity: how can the private and public sectors contribute?	Wageningen University	Living income
2019	Living Income Report: Rural Côte d'Ivoire	Living Income Community of Practice	Living income, Côte d'Ivoire
2018	Demystifying the cocoa sector in Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana	KIT	Framework conditions, quality
2018	What Works To Increase Smallholder Farmers' Income	Farmer Income Lab	Living income
2018	Kakaobarometer 2018	Cocoa Barometer Konsortium	Sustainable development in the cocoa sector, income, West Africa
2018	Living Income Report: Rural Ghana	Living Income Community of Practice	Living income, Ghana
2018	Die Zeit ist reif: Leid und Ausbeutung in Supermarktketten beenden (Zusammenfassung)	Oxfam	Income, poverty
2018	Follow up Study - Assessing the Impact of Fairtrade on Poverty Reduction through Rural Development	CEval GmbH, Fairtrade	Poverty, rural development, Faitrade
2018	Cocoa Farmer Income	True Price, Fairtrade International	Income
2018	Cocoa Barometer	Cocoa Barometer Konsortium	Sustainable development in the cocoa sector, income, West Africa
2018	Preisgestaltung in der Wertschöpfungskette Kakao - Ursachen und Auswirkungen	Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), Südwind	Cocoa price, general framework, market development
2017	Alternative Geschäftsmodelle im Kakaosektor	Südwind	Market development, general framework, cocoa price, revenues, diversification
2017	Combatting Child Labour in Cocoa: Investor Expectations and Corporate Good Practice	GES International	Child labour, income
2017	National Survey and Segmentation of Smallholder Households in Côte d’Ivoire	CGAP, World Bank	Income
2017	Cocoa Farmer's agricultural practices and livelihoods in Côte d'Ivoire	Barry Callebaut	Income, productivity
2016	Strengthening the competitiveness of cocoa production and improving the income of cocoa producers in West and Central Africa / Renforcer la compétitivité de la production de cacao et augmenter le revenu des producteurs de cacao en Afrique de l’Ouest et en Afrique centrale	Südwind	Income, productivity
2016	Market Concentration and Price Formation in the Global Cocoa Value Chain	Ministry of Foreign Affairs, The Netherlands, SEO Amsterdam Economics	Market development, cocoa price
2016	Appendix: Determination of Cocoa Prices in Cameroon, Nigeria, Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire and Indonesia	Ministry of Foreign Affairs, The Netherlands, SEO Amsterdam Economics	Market development, cocoa price
2016	Quarterly Bulletin of Cocoa Statistics	International Cocoa Organisation	Market development, cocoa price
2016	The True Price of Cocoa from Ivory Coast	IDH, True Price	Certification, environment, income
2015	Kakaobarometer	Cocoa Barometer Konsortium	Market development, living income
2014	Cocoa Market Update April 2014	WCF	Market development, cocoa price, productivity
2014	Zur Plausibilität der Best Practice Kriterien – Eine Literaturrecherche	Südwind	Certification, income
2014	Quarterly Bulletin of Cocoa Statistics	International Cocoa Organisation	Cocoa prices, market development
2013	Nicht nur Öl: Kakaoanbau in Nigeria	Südwind	Cocoa prices, child labour, role of women, environment
2013	Baseline study report on Cocoa producers‘ livelihood perceptions in five pilot areas in Ghana, C ôte d’Ivoire and Nigeria	CCE Frank Kuklinski, Oghenerobo Adhuze	Income, productivity
2012	From Ghana to Magnum Ice Cream: Tracking Down the Organisation of Sustainable Cocoa Product Chains	Chalmers University of Technology Gothenburg	Child labour, environment, income
2012	Vom Kakaobaum bis zum Konsumenten – Die Wertschöpfungskette von Schokolade	Südwind	Sustainable supply chains, market development, cocoa prices

Environment, Climate, Deforestation

Year	Title & Link	Publisher	Topic
2020	Making Agroforestry work at scale	Cargill, PUR Projet, 1 for 20 Partnership	Sustainable cultivation
2020	Cocoa agroforestry systems in Africa – the art of reconciling sustainable production and ecological services	Cirad	Sustainable cultivation
2020	Intermediate Pilot Phase Appraisal of the Cocoa & Forests Initiative January 2018 - December 2019	Cocoa & Forests Initiative	Deforestation
2019	For a cocoa without deforestation: performance of labels and company actions	Institute for Sustainable Development and International Relations (IDDRI)	Deforestation
2019	Agricultural value chains facing the biodiversity challenge: the cocoa-chocolate example	Institute for Sustainable Development and International Relations (IDDRI)	Sustainable supply chains, biodiversity
2018	Feasibility Study on Options to step up EU Actions against Deforestration	European Union	Deforestation, trade, initiatives
2018	Por que demain ne meure jamais: La Côte d'Ivoire face au changement climatique (FR)	World Bank	Climate change, Côte d'Ivoire
2018	Freiwillige Klimaneutralität des Privatsektors - Schlüssel zur Erreichung des 2°C-Ziels	Senat der Wirtschaft	Climate neutrality, private sector
2017	Chocolate and the Consumption of Forests: Cross-National Examination of Ecologically Unequal Exchange in Cocoa Exports	Journal of World-Systems Research	Environment
2017	Forest Friendly Cocoa in Côte d'Ivoire	UNDP, GCP, Mondelez	Environment
2017	Eliminating Deforestation from the Cocoa Supply Chain	World Bank	Environment, deforestation
2017	Entwaldungsfreie Lieferketten - Gemeinsam zum Waldschutz beitragen	WWF, BMZ	Environment, deforestation
2016	The True Price of Cocoa from Ivory Coast	IDH, True Price	Certification, environment, income
2015	Agrobiodiversity – the key to food security, climate adaptation and resilience	GIZ	Environment, biodiversity
2015	Cocoa farming and primate extirpation inside Côte d’Ivoire’s protected areas	Tropical Conservation Science	Environment, Côte d'Ivoire
2012	From Ghana to Magnum Ice Cream: Tracking Down the Organisation of Sustainable Cocoa Product Chains	Chalmers University of Technology Gothenburg	Child labour, environment, income

Diversification and Nutrition

Year	Title & Link	Publisher	Topic
2021	Étude sur la diversification du cacao et de la noix de cajou	Yeya Negoce	Diversification
2018	Demystifying the cocoa sector in Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana	KIT	Framework conditions, quality
2018	Pratique cacaoyère, délitement de l'accès au foncier et sécurité alimentaire dans la sous-préfecture de Dania (Centre-Ouest de la Côte d'Ivoire) (FRZ)	Tropicultura	Nutrition
2018	Fair Value: Case studies of business structures for a more equitable distribution of value in food supply chains	3keel, Oxfam	Nutrition, Sustainable supply chains
2017	Alternative Geschäftsmodelle im Kakaosektor	Südwind	Market development, general framework, cocoa price, incomes, diversification
2015	Situational Assessment of Women and Youth Farmers and Family Nutrional Status in Two Cocoa Producing Communities in Côte d'Ivoire	Fair Labor Association	Nutrition, role of women

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