Part 5: Other local deals · Lesson 17

Cutting the middlemen (cacao)

Goal: See who keeps the money in a value chain.

Video coming soon: Forkashi explains

Sources

proof-cacao.md #1: "Comparative study on the distribution of value in European chocolate chains (FAO + BASIC)"
https://www.cocoainitiative.org/knowledge-hub/resources/comparative-study-distribution-value-european-chocolate-chains
proof-cacao.md #3: "Intermediaries in the West-African cocoa sector: a buyer and producer perspective"
https://zerodeforestationhub.eu/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/JRC142321_01.pdf
proof-cacao.md #2: "Do sustainability standards benefit smallholder farmers also when accounting for cooperative effects? Evidence from Côte d'Ivoire"
https://reseff2013.uni-goettingen.de/de/document/download/1989fc69b86ea4c0cc680b9bc3747336.PDF/GlobalFood_DP129.PDF