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Ruerd Ruben

By Ruerd Ruben

Professor of Impact Assessment for Food Systems

Ruerd Ruben holds the special chair on Impact Assessment for Food Systems at Wageningen University & Research (WUR), The Netherlands and is part of the planning and management committee of the CGIAR program ‘Agriculture for Nutrition and Health’ (A4NH) led by IFPRI.

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Strong need to improve cocoa governance

11 January 2022 | Category: Policy

There is a vivid and ongoing debate on different strategies for improving the position of cocoa smallholders in West Africa. Several studies focussed on opportunities for poverty reduction in the cocoa sector, looking at the role of land tenancy, the impact of fair trade, the opportunities for living wages and…

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Articles ofRuerd Ruben

By Ruerd Ruben

Strong need to improve cocoa governance

Articles of
Ruerd Ruben