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November 18, 2025Journal of Industrial Engineering and ManagementOpen Access

The cocoa commodity chain in the Peruvian and Ecuadorian Amazonia: Similar industrial upgrading processes but divergent socio-environmental constructions

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MVMaría-José Viejó-BautistaAHAngie HiguchiRARafaela Alfalla-Luque

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Overview

Analysis reveals divergent socio-environmental impacts in Ecuador and Peru's cocoa commodity chains, suggesting strategies for sustainable development.

Key Points

  • This research investigates the dynamics of the cocoa commodity chain in the Amazon regions of Ecuador and Peru.
  • Mixed qualitative and quantitative approach
  • Analysis of local, national, and global cocoa commodity chains
  • Comparison of socio-environmental factors in Ecuador and Peru
  • Ecuadorian cocoa promotes territorial conservation and indigenous empowerment
  • Peruvian cocoa contributes to settlement processes and agricultural expansion
  • Distinct socio-environmental impacts result from different governance structures and economic conditions

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Viejó-Bautista et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6924fee6c0ce034ddc351830https://doi.org/10.3926/jiem.8983
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