On March 4, 116 participants joined our webinar on Good Governance for a Living Income in Cocoa.
Pleased find here some highlights from the discussion and the recording in English, French and Spanish.
In brief, three key messages came out of the discussion:
- Transparency and accountability are paramount: misinformation must be fought with open, clear communication, especially around price setting mechanisms.
- It is critical to involve farmers and civil society in decision making and policy conversations, as well as support their self-organization. The cocoa sector is too top-down.
- Going further, collaboration with all stakeholders is essential: other cocoa producing countries about governance and supply management, consuming governments, private sector, civil society and farmers.
As a sector, it truly is time to start building a new governance system that can tackle the complex and intertwined sustainability issues in the sector. We look forward to continuing the discussion!