Positive influence of certification on the financial performance of cocoa production models in Cameroon

Lescuyer Guillaume, Bassanaga Simon. 2021. Positive influence of certification on the financial performance of cocoa production models in Cameroon. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 5:743079, 11 p.

Quartile : Q2, Sujet : FOOD SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Résumé : Cameroon plans to double its cocoa production in the coming decade in line with international requirements for sustainable and deforestation-free cocoa. Private certification, which has developed considerably in recent years, should help achieve this objective. Based on a literature review and 63 individual interviews with farmers, we identified four archetypes of cocoa production using the criteria of plantation size, degree of shade, and support from public or private extension services. We analyzed the average operating accounts of the four archetypes. Our findings show that the net profit rates obtained by small-scale certified producers are 14% (in the savannah zone) and 24% (in the forest zone). These rates are much higher than for the other two production models. Certification schemes provide technical and financial support, which has a positive influence on the practices of many small-scale producers and compensates for the lack of public services, which are now almost non-existent. A hybrid governance of the cocoa sector in Cameroon could clarify and improve the organization of the interactions between public regulation and private certification systems.

Mots-clés Agrovoc : certification, système de production, résultat de l'exploitation agricole, Theobroma cacao, viabilité économique, revenu de l'exploitation, bénéfice, enquête sur les exploitations agricoles, petite exploitation agricole, savane

Mots-clés géographiques Agrovoc : Cameroun

Mots-clés libres : Cameroun, Cacao, Rainforest alliance, Agroforestry, Zero deforestation, Profit, Value added, Congo Basin

Classification Agris : E20 - Organisation, administration et gestion des entreprises ou exploitations agricoles
E10 - Économie et politique agricoles
D50 - Législation

Champ stratégique Cirad : CTS 3 (2019-) - Systèmes alimentaires

Auteurs et affiliations

• Lescuyer Guillaume, CIRAD-ES-UPR Forêts et sociétés (FRA) ORCID: 0000-0003-0952-8656 - auteur correspondant
• Bassanaga Simon

Source : Cirad-Agritrop (https://agritrop.cirad.fr/599681/)

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