Research and Reports3 October 2017Livelihood empowerment against poverty programme: Endline impact evaluation reportRead MoreThis report presents results from an evaluation of the Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty cash transfer programme, conducted in several regions of Ghana.- Research and Reports26 June 2017Effects of certification schemes for agricultural production on socio-economic outcomes in low and middle-income countries: A systematic reviewRead MoreThis review, carried out by the International Initiative for Impact Evaluation (3ie), evaluates 43 quantitative studies and 136 qualitative studies on certification schemes designed to make agricultural production socially sustainable.
Research and Reports22 June 2017ICI briefing paper: Declining cocoa prices and potential child labour risksRead MoreRecent declines in world cocoa prices are likely to place additional pressure on already financially-constrained smallholder cocoa farmers in West Africa if they result in sustained lower farm-gate prices paid to farmers. Several studies indicate that the majority of cocoa farmers live in extreme poverty, earning a per capita daily cocoa income of between $0.40-1.60. Any further lowering of farmer incomes as a result of declining cocoa prices could exacerbate the risk of child labour for a number of reasons.- Research and Reports1 February 2017Report on land tenure and cocoa production in GhanaRead MoreProduced by the Cocoa Research Institute of Ghana and the World Cocoa Foundation, this report focuses on land tenure and cocoa productivity in Ghana.
Research and Reports1 January 2017Combatting Child Labour in Cocoa: Investor Expectations and Corporate Good PracticeRead MoreThis report outlines the expectations of cocoa industry investors in relation to child labour.