Mechanisms and consequences of benefit sharing from oil palm agribusiness plantations establishment in South Comoé Region, Côte d’Ivoire

Effossou, Kablan Antoine; Cho, Moses Azong; Ramoelo, Abel; Azong Cho, Matilda

dc.date.accessioned	2022-03-08T13:52:28Z
dc.date.available	2022-03-08T13:52:28Z
dc.date.issued	2022-03-07
dc.identifier	doi:10.17170/kobra-202201195573
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/13682
dc.language.iso	eng	eng
dc.rights	Namensnennung 4.0 International	*
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/	*
dc.subject	agribusiness	eng
dc.subject	access and benefit sharing	eng
dc.subject	land tension	eng
dc.subject.ddc	630
dc.title	Mechanisms and consequences of benefit sharing from oil palm agribusiness plantations establishment in South Comoé Region, Côte d’Ivoire	eng
dc.type	Aufsatz
dcterms.abstract	One of the main difficulties facing agribusiness development in Cote d’Ivoire, is the issue of benefit sharing. Although communal land is expected to be equitably beneficial to all who have a stake on the land, unclear benefit sharing principles and modalities affect the implementation of benefit sharing to the disadvantage of the rural communities. Using a qualitative research approach, the study investigates if the benefit sharing approach practiced by oil palm plantations investors in South Comoé align with globally established standards of access and benefit sharing (ABS). To this end data for the study was collected from 50 participants: rural community members (N=36), agribusiness developers (N=6) and local government authorities (N=8). The results revealed inequality in the land acquisition and benefit sharing negotiation process in favour of local elites. Lack of fairness experienced in the benefit sharing approach in the districts of Aboisso, Bonoua and Adiaké was attributed to the lack of institutional, policy and legal frameworks to guide a fair benefit sharing. Inequality in benefit sharing scheme affects the working relationship between the parties thus generating tensions with consequences on the stability of commercial farming. The study contributes to the debate on the marginalisation of smallholders in the distribution of benefits from agribusiness investments. Therefore, the designing of policies and practical measures that bring together rural communities and agribusiness developers to negotiate fair benefit sharing terms in line with international standards including honesty, inclusive participation of rural community in land acquisition process are recommended.	eng
dcterms.accessRights	open access
dcterms.creator	Effossou, Kablan Antoine
dcterms.creator	Cho, Moses Azong
dcterms.creator	Ramoelo, Abel
dcterms.creator	Azong Cho, Matilda
dc.subject.swd	Elfenbeinküste	ger
dc.subject.swd	Agrobusiness	ger
dc.subject.swd	Biodiversität	ger
dc.subject.swd	Genetische Ressourcen	ger
dc.subject.swd	Zugang	ger
dc.subject.swd	Verteilung	ger
dc.subject.swd	Ölpalmenanbau	ger
dc.type.version	publishedVersion
dcterms.source.identifier	eissn:2363-6033
dcterms.source.issue	No. 1
dcterms.source.journal	Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development in the Tropics and Subtropics (JARTS)	eng
dcterms.source.pageinfo	63-73
dcterms.source.volume	Vol. 123
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