Pricing mechanisms in the cocoa sector

Pricing mechanisms in the cocoa sector, options to reduce price volatility and promote farmer value

Jan Willem Molenaar presents findings from research done by Aidenvironment and Sustainable Food Lab on ‘Pricing mechanisms in the cocoa sector: options to reduce price volatility and promote farmer value capture’. He shares the models explored in the paper as well as the main conclusions and recommendations to move towards improved cross-sectoral price and supply management. The webinar then focuses in on one specific pricing mechanisms being used by Oikocredit and partners to train farmer organizations to manage price risk. Hugo Villela from Oikocredit shares the pillars of their Price Risk Management initiative, and the learning on factors to enable farmer organizations to successfully implement PRM.