CocoaSoils process evaluation
Assess how the CocoaSoils programme was implemented and identify lessons for sustainable cocoa-production research and delivery.
Agribusiness & food manufacturing
Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire, Nigeria and Cameroon
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)
CocoaSoils process evaluation · Final report, March 2024
Read the assignment and source recordAssignment objective
Evaluate implementation processes, relevance, efficiency, effectiveness and sustainability, and identify practical lessons for programme delivery.
Research approach
IDER combined document review, stakeholder interviews, online consultations and selected site visits with analysis of existing farmer-survey data. The final process-evaluation report was submitted to IITA on 19 March 2024.
Coverage
The evaluation covered Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire, Nigeria and Cameroon through a mix of remote and in-person interactions. Recorded visits included two core trial sites in Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire and three satellite farms in Ghana; physical fieldwork in all four countries is not claimed.
Analysis
The evaluation analysed follow-up survey data collected by IITA and partners in May 2022 for 2,501 cocoa farmers, alongside qualitative implementation evidence. These were existing data analysed by IDER, not 2,501 new interviews conducted by IDER.
Deliverables
A final process-evaluation report presenting implementation findings, analytical evidence, lessons and recommendations for programme management and future delivery.
Client value and evidence limits
The assignment provided an evidence base for programme learning and delivery decisions. Observational comparisons and preliminary findings are not represented as definitive causal impact estimates.
Confidentiality
Only a bounded assignment summary is presented. Private stakeholder material, respondent records and the full client report are not published here.
Source: IDER, CocoaSoils process evaluation, final report submitted to IITA, 19 March 2024, cover and printed pp. 8–10, 77–84; supplied service agreement.