fairtrade cocoa facts & figures: monitoring the scope and benefits of fairtrade, 7th edition,...
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SEVENTH EDITION February 2016
Monitoring the scope and
benefits of fairtrade
COCOA
© Éric St-Pierre
Fairtrade cocoa producer organizations
At the end of 2014, 129 small
producer organizations in
20 countries held Fairtrade
certification for cocoa,
representing 179,800 small-
scale farmers
© Éric St-Pierre
Fairtrade cocoa production volumes
The overall production of
Fairtrade certified cocoa
grew to 218,000 MT, an
increase of 24% on the
levels for 2012–13, largely
due to more accurate
reporting of production by
producers
© Éric St-Pierre
Fairtrade cocoa production areas
Worldwide, the
average area of
land that a
Fairtrade small-
scale farmer
devotes to cocoa
cultivation is 2.6
hectares © Sylvain Ly
Cocoa Fairtrade Sourcing Programs and producer support programs in west africa
a total of 18 companies have begun to source Fairtrade cocoa through the Fairtrade Sourcing Programs (FSP). The additional income generated through FSP commitments is being used to increase investment in producer support programs in West Africa.
For more information about the Fairtrade Sourcing
Programs, and how they are helping farmers, visit
http://www.fairtrade.net/about-fairtrade/fairtrade-
sourcing-programs.html
© Éric St-Pierre
Fairtrade cocoa premium usage
In cocoa, as in other products, the Fairtrade Premium was overwhelmingly used to support producer organizations and farmers to strengthen their businesses and livelihoods. In 2013–14, this accounted for 45% of the Fairtrade Premium
© James Robinson
Want to know more?
All information contained in this
presentation and summaries of impact
research can be found in our report
‘Monitoring the Scope and Benefits of
Fairtrade, Seventh Edition 2015’ at:
www.fairtrade.net/impact-and-research.html
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