Anker Living Income Estimates for Cocoa Growing Regions in Brazil

Anker Research Institute Working Paper Series | Number 3

Alexandre de Freitas Barbosa, Rogério Jerônimo Barbosa, Eduardo Lazzari, Ian Prates, Marina Barbosa e Silva and Angela Cristina Tepassê with Richard Anker and Martha Anker

ABSTRACT

This report provides Anker Living Income estimates for six cocoa growing areas in Brazil: South Bahia; East Rondonia; Southwest Pará; Southeast Pará; North Coast Espirito Santo and Belém metropolitan area. The report uses statistical regressions of available data from Brazilian household surveys and available Anker Living Wage and Living Income Benchmarks to estimate living costs at the mesoregion level. The numbers are presented alongside with additional socieconomic data to contextualize the results.