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Forest- and Climate-Smart Cocoa in Cote d'Ivoire and Ghana : Aligning Stakeholders to Support Smallholders in Deforestation-Free Cocoa
Kroeger, Alan - 2017
`Ivoire and Ghana so farmers can grow more cocoa on less land …
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Eliminating Deforestation from the Cocoa Supply Chain
Kroeger, Alan - 2017
This report examines the cocoa supply chain, its associated deforestation, and the role and limitations of certification schemes to reduce deforestation. The deforestation-related commitments from cocoa companies are analyzed across the value chain by looking at commitment types, implementation,...
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Welfare and Poverty Impacts of Cocoa Price Policy Reform in Cote d'Ivoire
Katayama, Roy - 2017
Cote d'Ivoire is the world's leading cocoa producer, supplying nearly 40 percent of world cocoa production. Developments in the cocoa sector can have significant implications for poverty reduction and shared prosperity given that the sector is a source of livelihood for about one-fifth of the...
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Opportunities for Digital Financial Services in the Cocoa Value Chain in Cote d'Ivoire : Insights from New Data
Lonie, Susie - 2018
Cote d'Ivoire has the world's largest cocoa sector, producing over 1.4 million metric tons of raw cocoa per year, accounting for thirty two percent of world production. Harvest payments often arrive late due to the complex logistics of cash-based payments and, it is not uncommon for the amount...
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The economic and social impact of the Syrian conflict and ISIS : assessing the cost on the Kurdistan region of Iraq
2015 - Online-Ausg.
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Resource Rents, Coercion, and Local Development : Evidence from Post-Apartheid South Africa
Bastos, Paulo - 2016
This paper examines how the dismantling of coercive institutions associated with the end of apartheid in South Africa in 1994 affected the istribution of rents from natural resource exports. It identifies the interplay between coercive institutions and natural resource rents as an important...
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Do Land Market Restrictions Hinder Structural Change in a Rural Economy? : Evidence from Sri Lanka
Emran, M. Shahe - 2015
This paper analyzes the effects of land market restrictions on structural change from agriculture to non-farm in a rural economy. This paper develops a theoretical model that focuses on higher migration costs due to restrictions on alienability, and identifies the possibility of a reverse...
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Youth Employment Programs in Ghana : Options for Effective Policy Making and Implementation
Dadzie, Christabel - 2020
Unemployment and underemployment are global development challenges. The situation in Ghana is no different. In 2016, it … in low earnings and work of lower quality. An additional challenge for Ghana is the need to create access to an adequate … number of high-quality, productive jobs. This report seeks to increase knowledge about Ghana's job landscape and youth …
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Harnessing Youth Potential in Ghana
World Bank - 2016
This policy note provides a view of the main challenges facing Ghana youth and proposes policy options to address them … face, (ii) describes the institutional set up and strategy governing youth employment interventions in Ghana and what is … known about existing initiatives in Ghana, and (iii) proposes policy avenues going forward and the particular role the …
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Third Ghana Economic Update : Agriculture as an Engine of Growth and Jobs Creation
World Bank Group - 2018
In September 2017, Ghana's economy expanded for the fifth successive quarter by 9.3 percent compared to just 4 …
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