Cocoa Farmer Agroecological Practices and Market Contracts in Cameroon

Mbam et Kim division, Cameroon, is the focus of this dataset on 120 smallholder cocoa farmers. It examines the association between formal market contracts and the adoption of agroecological practices, measured by a weighted Agroecological Implementation Index. The data was collected by Hawa Garba Hamamata and last updated in May 2026.

Use Cases

• Comparing agroecological adoption scores between contract and non-contract farmers based on the Agroecological Implementation Index.
• Analyzing the relationship between socio-demographic factors like education or landholding size and contract participation.
• Evaluating the effectiveness of different contractual models, such as cooperative-private partnerships, on specific environmental practices.
• Investigating barriers to full agroecological transition, such as the lack of price premiums for sustainable cocoa.

Strengths

• Data is based on a sample of 120 purposively and stratified sampled farmers.
• Includes statistically significant results for specific agroecological principles like Soil Health (t=4.98, p<.001) and Input Reduction (t=3.23, p=.002).
• Provides average overall implementation scores for contract (1.559) and non-contract (1.139) farmer groups.

Limitations

• Row count and column-level documentation are unknown, limiting suitability assessment.
• The dataset's 92.0 KB size suggests a limited scope, likely containing summary or analysis data rather than raw survey responses.
• Geographic coverage is restricted to four villages in one division of Cameroon.

Provenance

Source

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Collection Method

Primary data collected using mixed methods from sampled cocoa farmers.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-18 10:51:10; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Mbam et Kim division, Cameroon