Cocoa Pricing for a Living Income: Mechanisms, Regulatory Levers, and Limitations

The report provides a systematic analysis of the similarities and differences among pricing schemes while exploring innovative legal and institutional frameworks and approaches that could help to scale them to the macro level. By combining insights from micro-/meso-level analysis of private-sector innovations together with assessment of relevant regulatory developments at the macro level, the report addresses the prerequisites, challenges, and limitations of pricing strategies aimed at promoting a living income.