Summary
This paper is intended to contribute to a data-led and evidence-based point in view to the
discussion around living income for cocoa farmers in Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire – the largest cocoa
producing countries in the world. It presents new insights from research and data gathered
by the author organizations, Wageningen University & Research and Cocoa Life – Mondelēz
International’s cocoa sustainability program – alongside inputs from a range of partners and other
sector experts.