Côte d'Ivoire: Labour Brigades
Ghana: The Rural Service Centre
What is it? Labour brigades are groups of trained individuals—primarily young people—organised to perform specialised, technical farm work in cocoa- growing communities. Goal: To provide professional, safe, and cost-effective alternative to household or child labour, addressing both labour shortages and financial constraints faced by farmers.
What is it? A farmer-centric, cooperative-led service delivery model established by Tony’s Open Chain in Ghana in collaboration with partner cooperatives to deliver professional, affordable, accessible and accountable, timely and quality assured end-to-end farm management services directly to cocoa farmers. Goal: To make professional farm services accessible, affordable, and reliable for farmers.
Funding via Village Savings Loan Associations (VSLA):
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Savings Contribution Farmers contribute savings and build creditworthiness
VSLA
Farmer
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Service Request Farmers requests farm services or inputs 2
Loan Disbursement VSLA sends payment for services based on farmer's savings
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Service Delivery RSC provides services/ inputs after payment confirmation
RSC
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Repayment Farmer repays loan to VSLA at agreed terms
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Ending exploitation in cocoa together
Living income
Climate, environment & productivity
Human rights
Governance & finances
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