Comparing benchmarks in 9 Indonesian regencies with actual total household incomes of cocoa and coffee farmers.
Do smallholder cocoa and coffee farmers in Indonesia earn enough to achieve a decent standard of living? Between July and November 2024, Rikolto conducted a study to estimate the living income benchmark for cocoa and coffee farmers in Indonesia who are members of Rikolto’s partner cooperatives across nine regencies: Ende, Enrekang, Kerinci, East Luwu, North Luwu, Manggarai, Ngada, Polewali Mandar, and North Toraja. The study compared the benchmark in each regency with the actual total household income of local farmers. It involved 869 farming households (512 men and 357 women), with 394 farmers participating in focus group discussions and in-depth interviews.
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