2012 fairtrade cocoa impact and facts

© James Rodriguez

By the end of 2011, 71 small producer organizations in

19 countries held a Fairtrade certification for cocoa,

representing nearly 142,000 small-scale

farmers.

© James Rodriguez

Justino, a cocoa grower from

San Jose holds a recently harvested

cocoa pod from his personal lot. (TCGA, Belize)

© James Rodriguez

© James Rodriguez

Recently harvested

and split cocoa pod

(TCGA, Belize)

Children at one of the three

schools founded by the Kuapa

Kokoo Cooperative in Ghana

Cocoa beans (TCGA

Cooperative, Belize)

The sales volume of Fairtrade cocoa

increased by 27 % in the reporting period

as a the result of large-scale new commitments

to Fairtrade cocoa by several major companies.

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In 2010–11, over 51 % of cocoa

Premium expenditure reported was

used for investments in business or

Luciano, a cocoa grower

from San Antonio, rakes drying cocoa

beans inside a drying shelter. (Toledo

Cacao Growers' Association, Belize)

organizational development, or

to support improvements in

production and processing.