Two-thirds of the world’s cocoa is produced in Western Africa, from that around 43% sourced from Côte d’Ivoire. World Cocoa Foundation reports that around 50 million people depend on cocoa as a main source of their income. Every day many children toil in abusive labor conditions in West Africa’s cocoa fields. Iindividual cocoa farmers [...]
The principles and practices in fair trade:
Fair trade creates opportunities for economically disadvantaged producers through poverty alleviation and sustainable development. It helps producers who have been economically marginalized by the conventional trading system.
Fair payment
A fair price payment in the regional or local context must be agreed on through dialogs and participation. It covers the [...]