Voluntary standards systems, such as Fairtrade, play an important role in pro-viding independent third-party evidence of progress towards sustainability. Fair-trade does so by offering a framework for producers and buyers to engage in more equitable business relations, with reduced price risks for farmers and opportunities for cooperative and community develop-ment through investments enabled by the Fairtrade premium. Over the past years, Fairtrade has significantly advanced in Ghana’s cocoa sector. Between 2009 and 2014, annual volumes of Fairtrade cocoa produced in the country increased from 481 MT to 54,600 MT.
Publication year
2016
Authors
Donovan J; Stoian, D.; Foundjem-Tita, D.; Degrande, A.
Language
English
Geographic
Ghana
