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Positive Influence of Certification on the Financial Performance of Cocoa Production Models in Cameroon

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Title Positive Influence of Certification on the Financial Performance of Cocoa Production Models in Cameroon
 
Creator Lescuyer, G.
Bassanaga, S.
 
Subject cocoa production
certification
agroforestry
 
Description Cameroon plans to double its cocoa production in the coming decade in line with international requirements for sustainable and deforestation-free cocoa. Private certification, which has developed considerably in recent years, should help achieve this objective. Based on a literature review and 63 individual interviews with farmers, we identified four archetypes of cocoa production using the criteria of plantation size, degree of shade, and support from public or private extension services. We analyzed the average operating accounts of the four archetypes. Our findings show that the net profit rates obtained by small-scale certified producers are 14% (in the savannah zone) and 24% (in the forest zone). These rates are much higher than for the other two production models. Certification schemes provide technical and financial support, which has a positive influence on the practices of many small-scale producers and compensates for the lack of public services, which are now almost non-existent. A hybrid governance of the cocoa sector in Cameroon could clarify and improve the organization of the interactions between public regulation and private certification systems.
 
Date 2021-11-25
2021-12-23T09:45:29Z
2021-12-23T09:45:29Z
 
Type Journal Article
 
Identifier Lescuyer, G., Bassanaga, S. 2021. Positive Influence of Certification on the Financial Performance of Cocoa Production Models in Cameroon. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 5: 743079. https://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2021.743079
2571-581X
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/117023
https://www.cifor.org/library/8378
https://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2021.743079
 
Language en
 
Rights CC-BY-4.0
Open Access
 
Format 743079
 
Publisher Frontiers Media SA
 
Source Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems