Cocoa - Fairtrade International
Cocoa is farmed in hot and humid parts of the world, predominantly West Africa, Latin America and South-East Asia. Côte d’Ivoire is the largest producer and exporter globally. Cocoa farming is hard work. The ripe cocoa pods are harvested from …
Cocoa farmers - Fairtrade
Fairtrade is working hard to push the chocolate sector to address the challenges that threaten the long term sustainability of cocoa. Fairtrade is supporting cocoa farming co-operatives in their push for living incomes and better terms of trade for their cocoa farmers.
Fairtrade Standard for Cocoa - Fairtrade International
Cocoa beans are the fermented and dried whole seeds of the cocoa tree (Theo bromacocoa). This standard applies to all Fairtrade certified cocoa producers and traders and is valid from July 2023.
Fair trade cocoa - Wikipedia
Fair trade cocoa is an agricultural product harvested from a cocoa tree using a certified process which is followed by cocoa farmers, buyers, and chocolate manufacturers, and is designed to create sustainable incomes for farmers and their families.
This standard covers the production, purchase and sale of cocoa beans and processed cocoa. Cocoa beans are the fermented and dried whole seeds of the cocoa tree ( Theobroma cocoa ). This standard also covers secondary products and their derivatives.
15 fair trade cocoa facts you need to know - Food Thoughts Cocoa …
Feb 22, 2022 · Fair trade cocoa beans allow farmers to get a better income. The farmers receive a fairer price for their cocoa. They’re also often given agricultural training to help them increase their yield. The fair trade premium is an extra payment made to fair trade producers.
About cocoa - Fairtrade
Farmers in Fairtrade certified Kuapa Kokoo co-operative in Ghana have spent their premium on building wells for drinking water, building public toilets, and a mobile clinic to visit member’s villages.
Cocoa - Fairtrade International
Low incomes threaten the future of cocoa: Around the world, youth are leaving cocoa farms for urban areas, while farmers and workers increasingly shift to other better-paying products, including illegal mining.
Cocoa - Fairtrade Ireland
Ninety per cent of the world’s cocoa is grown on small family farms by about 6 million farmers who earn their living from growing and selling cocoa beans. Cocoa trees grow in tropical environments, within 15 to 20 degrees latitude from the equator.
Fair trade dark chocolate is extra good for you—and for farmers, …
4 days ago · Cocoa mass is the portion (expressed as a percentage) of a chocolate bar’s weight that comes from cocoa beans in the form of cocoa liquor or cocoa butter. To the left you can see that Trader Joe’s Fair Trade Organic 72% Cacao Belgian Dark Chocolate Bar has a cocoa mass of 72% and is proudly bearing our blue, green and black Fairtrade Mark.