Cocoa, Ethical Sourcing
Darrell pruning
opportunity to act across the cocoa sector, connecting relevant stakeholders to drive change. Yet the foundation of our efforts – putting farmers, communities and farmer organisations first – is unwavering. By creating lasting benefits for cocoa farmers, their families and communities, they are empowered to own their futures and achieve business success,” she explains. Cargill say they have five key areas: farmer livelihoods, community wellbeing, protecting our planet, building consumer confidence and transforming the cocoa sector together. “Cocoa farmers and their communities are at the centre of our work because we believe creating lasting benefits for them goes hand- in-hand with the business success of all actors in the cocoa value chain. However, we also recognise no single organisation can do this work alone. That’s why we use the power of partnerships to accelerate and magnify our effort,” Kate says. Darrell High, Head of Nestlé Cocoa Plan, says the business is
working with farmers, communities and local and international organisations to develop and implement solutions. Their work is in three pillars: 1. Better farming: by providing training and resources to help farmers improve their crops, increasing their income and improve their livelihoods.
2. Better lives: by tackling child labour, empowering women and improving education to help communities thrive.
3. Better cocoa: by enhancing supply chain traceability and tackling deforestation
He adds “Cocoa-farming communities face immense challenges, including widespread rural poverty, increasing climate risks and a lack of access to financial services and basic infrastructure like water, health care and education. These
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“By creating lasting benefits
for cocoa farmers, their families and communities, they are
empowered to own their futures and achieve business success”
complex factors contribute to one of the most significant challenges the whole industry faces on the ground, i.e. child labour risk on family farms. Together with partners, including governments, and building on a promising pilot program, Nestlé’s new initiative sharpens focus on these root causes of child labour. At the same time, cocoa farms have a lot of potential. The potential to make them more productive, more regenerative and provide a better livelihood for the families who depend on them is considerable. “We have learnt a lot over the years, for instance productivity can be improved substantially with a proper and regular pruning. We introduced the Income Accelerator Programme to accelerate and scale what works. The programme rewards practices that help to protect children, increase crop productivity and increase additional sources of income for cocoa-farming families. It both incentivises, through
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