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Cocoa Farms in Ghana: An Evaluation of the Impact of UTZ Certification on the Sustainability of Smallholde

Empirical study
Research report

Published 2010 by UTZ - Rainforest Alliance . Authored by Bennett, M., Giovannucci, D., Rue, C., Ayerakwa, H. and Agyei-Holmes, A.

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Sustainability Approaches:

Voluntary Sustainability Standards

Sustainability Tools:

UTZ

Sustainability Issues:

Health and wellbeing
Participant costs and benefits
Pesticides, fertilizers and soil

Outcomes of Interest:

Access to health care
Cost of inputs
Fertilizers

Specific Themes:

Ecosystem 
Finance
Living income

Sectors:

Agriculture

Products:

Cocoa

Sustainable Development Goals:

SDG 12 - Responsible Production and Consumption
Region/Country:

Geographies:

Africa

Countries:

Ghana

Summary

This report evaluates the impacts of UTZ certification on smallholders between 2010 (pre-certification) and 2012 (post-certiciation), using the COSA method to compare changes in sustainability outcomes between the certified gorup and a non-certified group.

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Cocoa Farms in Ghana: An Evaluation of the Impact of UTZ Certification on the Sustainability of Smallholde

Empirical study
Research report

Published 2010 by UTZ - Rainforest Alliance . Authored by Bennett, M., Giovannucci, D., Rue, C., Ayerakwa, H. and Agyei-Holmes, A.

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