Can sustainability certification enhance the climate resilience of smallholder farmers? The case of Ghanaian cocoa

Thompson, William J; Blaser-Hart, Wilma J.; Joerin, Jonas; Krütli, Pius; Dawoe, Evans; Kopainsky, Birgit; Chavez, Erik; Garrett, Rachael; Six, Johan

doi:10.1080/1747423x.2022.2097455

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“…Figure 1 Banana value chain actor activities to enhance resilience to hurricane shocks in the context of a food system climate resilience framework (developed from Tendall et al, 2015 andThompson et al, 2022). The climate resilience framework consists of four strategic stages utilised by actors: i) preparing for or ii) responding to a shock, iii) recovering from that shock and then iv) learning to improve future outcomes, either by incrementally adapting or radically transforming the system.…”

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Smallholder Farmer Resilience to Extreme Weather Events in Global Food Value Chains

Thompson

Varma

Joerin³

et al. 2023

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Extreme weather events have severe impacts on food systems, especially for smallholders in global food value chains (GFVCs). There is an urgent need to understand a) how climate shocks manifest in food systems, and b) what strategies can enhance food system resilience. Integrating satellite, household and trade data, we investigate the cascading impacts after two consecutive hurricanes on banana farmers in Dominican Republic, and determinants of their recovery. We found that farmers experienced an “all-or-nothing” pattern of damage, where 75% of flooded farmers lost >90% of production. Recovery of regional production indicators took ca. 450 days. However, farm-level recovery-times were highly variable, with both topographic and human capital factors determining recovery. Utilizing this globally representative example, we show that engaging in a GFVC impeded recovery via “double exposure” of production loss and losing market access. Our results suggest that solutions to enhance resilience in GFVCs should promote trader loyalty, facilitate basin-scale collaboration and expand risk-targeted training.

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Smallholder Farmer Resilience to Extreme Weather Events in Global Food Value Chains

Thompson

Varma

Joerin³

et al. 2023

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Smallholder farmer resilience to extreme weather events in a global food value chain

Thompson,

Varma,

Joerin

et al. 2023

Climatic Change

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Extreme weather events have severe impacts on food systems, especially for smallholders in global food value chains (GFVCs). There is an urgent need to understand (a) how climate shocks manifest in food systems, and (b) what strategies can enhance food system resilience. Integrating satellite, household and trade data, we investigate the cascading impacts after two consecutive hurricanes on smallholder banana farmers in Dominican Republic, and determinants of their recovery. We found that farmers experienced an ‘all-or-nothing’ pattern of damage, where 75% of flooded farmers lost > 90% of production. Recovery of regional production indicators took ca. 450 days. However, farm-level recovery times were highly variable, with both topographic and human capital factors determining recovery. Utilising this case study, we show that engaging in a GFVC impeded recovery via ‘double exposure’ of production loss and losing market access. Our results suggest that strategies to enhance resilience, with a particular focus on recovery, in GFVCs should promote trader loyalty, facilitate basin-scale collaboration and expand risk-targeted training.

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Towards environmental sustainability: The role of certification in the adoption of climate-smart agricultural practices among Ghanaian mango farmers

Akorsu

Jha

Agyenim

2023

Cogent Food & Agriculture

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Can sustainability certification enhance the climate resilience of smallholder farmers? The case of Ghanaian cocoa

Cited by 7 publications

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Smallholder Farmer Resilience to Extreme Weather Events in Global Food Value Chains

Smallholder Farmer Resilience to Extreme Weather Events in Global Food Value Chains

Smallholder farmer resilience to extreme weather events in a global food value chain

Towards environmental sustainability: The role of certification in the adoption of climate-smart agricultural practices among Ghanaian mango farmers

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