CIAO DATE: 06/2009
April 2009
Danish Institute for International Studies
This DIIS working paper within the ‘Standards and Agro-food exports from Africa' (SAFE) research programme examines the revenue effects of certified organic contract farming and the use of organic farming methods in a cocoa scheme in western Uganda in 2005. Compared to a control group of conventional farmers positive revenue effects from scheme participation and, more modestly, from use of organic farming methods are found. The study is based on a household survey and uses econometric methods.
Resource link: Revenue effects of participation in smallholder organic cocoa production in tropical Africa: A case study [PDF] - 1.2M