Despite multiple support for the sector, the majority of cocoa farmers still live below the poverty line.
“100% responsible cocoa by 2025”, “More than 400 million euros invested in the cocoa supply chain in ten years.” As the Chocolate Fair ends this Tuesday in Paris, the initiatives of the great chocolate makers (Barry Callebaut, Mondelez, Mars, Nestlé, Cémoi, etc.) to support the sector are not drying up.
For nearly twenty years, manufacturers in the sector have embarked on vast programs in the field to fight against deforestation, support the income of cocoa farmers and fight against child labor in plantations. A very long-term effort to ensure the sustainability of the sector. However, according to a recent study by fair trade specialist Max Havelaar, these actions are slow to produce their effects.
Multiplicity of initiatives
Thus in Côte d’Ivoire, the world’s largest cocoa producer, 56% of producers still live below the poverty line (less than 36 euros per month). And 1.5 million children still work in…
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