date:Jul 30, 2012
iance and conducted by the Committee on Sustainability Assessment (COSA) have shown that certified cocoa farms in Cte d'Ivoire produced more cocoa per hectare compared with non-certified farms, while the costs of inputs such as labour, biocides and processing were roughly the same. Higher yields resulted in certified farmers earning higher net income - defined as a farm's revenue from cocoa sales minus the costs of inputs - and applied more water protection measures and more soil conservation pr