Fairtrade to pay farmers 20 percent more for conventional cocoa next year

Organization will pay $300 more than market price or FairTrade Minimum Price for organic cocoa.

December 5, 2018

Fairtrade International is raising the prices it will pay for conventional and organic cocoa next fall after world cocoa prices dropped by more than a third last year.

Barry Callebaut, IFC, IDH partner for $9-million, credit-based productivity package program

Program to support up to 103,000 smallholder cocoa farmers in Cote d’Ivoire by 2020.

Alyse Thompson

August 18, 2016

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Swiss chocolate manufacturer Barry Callebaut has joined forces with the International Finance Corp. (IFC) and IDH, the Sustainable Trade Initiative, for a $9-million, risk-sharing program that will help small cocoa farmers in Cote d’Ivoire lay the foundation for a strong financial future.

World Cocoa Foundation weighs in on child labor

Tulane survey reveals improvements, but WCF seeks faster progress.

Alison Soley

August 5, 2015

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Unfortunately, child labor is still a reality in today’s world.

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Fairtrade to pay farmers 20 percent more for conventional cocoa next year

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