Policy Brief: Financial Implications of Climate-Resilient Coffee and Cocoa

Coffee and cocoa are important global commodities, generating $17.9 billion for coffee-producing countries from October 2019–September 2020 (ICO 2021) and $9.6 billion for cocoa-producing countries in 2019 (OEC 2021). Approximately 70% of coffee (Alba 2019) and cocoa (IISD 2019) is produced by smallholder farmers (SHFs) who cultivate fewer than two hectares (ha) and who are highly dependent on income from these crops. Income from cocoa production, for example, accounts for between 60-90% of cocoa SHF’s household income (IISD 2019).