The impacts of farmer cooperatives on the weil-being of cocoa producing villages in Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana

World cocoa prices fell by 48% from 2002 to 2005, with direct impacts on the incomes, health, and nutrition of cocoa producers. This study investigates whether cocoa cooperatives can improve the productivity, incomes, and well-being of producers. Information was gathered from focus groups, survey qu...

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Main Authors:	Peter Calkins, Anh Thu Ngo
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Published:	2018
Subjects:	Social Sciences
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spelling	th-cmuir.6653943832-511782018-09-04T04:54:08Z The impacts of farmer cooperatives on the weil-being of cocoa producing villages in Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana Peter Calkins Anh Thu Ngo Social Sciences World cocoa prices fell by 48% from 2002 to 2005, with direct impacts on the incomes, health, and nutrition of cocoa producers. This study investigates whether cocoa cooperatives can improve the productivity, incomes, and well-being of producers. Information was gathered from focus groups, survey questionnaires, and anthropometric measurements in the two major producing countries, Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana, and subjected to both quantitative and qualitative analysis to test seven hypotheses about the possible benefits of cooperatives. Results snowed that cooperatives did have a positive impact on the income, health, and wellbeing of producers, and these benefits also spread to the surrounding community. © 2010 Canadian Journal of Development Studies,. All rights reserved. 2018-09-04T04:54:08Z 2018-09-04T04:54:08Z 2010-08-05 Journal 02255189 2-s2.0-77955112154 https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=77955112154&origin=inward http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/51178
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description	World cocoa prices fell by 48% from 2002 to 2005, with direct impacts on the incomes, health, and nutrition of cocoa producers. This study investigates whether cocoa cooperatives can improve the productivity, incomes, and well-being of producers. Information was gathered from focus groups, survey questionnaires, and anthropometric measurements in the two major producing countries, Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana, and subjected to both quantitative and qualitative analysis to test seven hypotheses about the possible benefits of cooperatives. Results snowed that cooperatives did have a positive impact on the income, health, and wellbeing of producers, and these benefits also spread to the surrounding community. © 2010 Canadian Journal of Development Studies,. All rights reserved.
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title	The impacts of farmer cooperatives on the weil-being of cocoa producing villages in Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana
title_short	The impacts of farmer cooperatives on the weil-being of cocoa producing villages in Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana
title_full	The impacts of farmer cooperatives on the weil-being of cocoa producing villages in Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana
title_fullStr	The impacts of farmer cooperatives on the weil-being of cocoa producing villages in Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana
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The impacts of farmer cooperatives on the weil-being of cocoa producing villages in Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana

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