Agricultural markets in Sub-Saharan AfricaIncluding African smallholders in certified export agriculture by upgrading quality In 'Developing agricultural markets in Sub-Saharan Africa: Organic cocoa in rural Uganda' Peter Gibbon and Sam Jones investigate the process of development of certified production in a traditional African export market, focusing on a contract farming scheme for organic cocoa in rural Uganda. Based on a repeated household survey, the authors measure the impact of the scheme on the income of participants and the economic mechanisms behind these effects. They find substantial benefits from the scheme, driven primarily by the establishment of credible incentives for farmers to adopt technologies which improve cocoa quality. There is also evidence of broader trends of market deepening and increased productivity, probably due to positive spillovers. Gibbon, Peter & Sam Jones. 2011. Developing agricultural markets in Sub-Saharan Africa: Organic cocoa in rural Uganda. Journal of Development Studies vol. 47, issue 10: 1595-1618 |
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