Key Issues we work on
There are several key interlinked issues in the cocoa sector that we focus on. The two main branches of the cocoa problem tree are environmental protection and human rights. These two branches stand firmly on a tree trunk of living income. The roots of the tree are deeply anchored in the enabling environment, and includes government policies in origin countries, as well as sustainability regulations in consumer countries.
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Living income
The vast majority of cocoa farmers do not earn a living income.
Although living income is a human right of itself, it is also a key driver for other challenges including human rights violations and environmental degradation.
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Environmental protection
Cocoa farming is deeply linked to environmental challenges including deforestation, climate change, agrochemical use, and gold mining.
More than 90% of West Africa’s rainforests have disappeared, with cocoa as a main driver.
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Human rights
Child labour, farmer poverty, gender inequality, and labour rights violations are endemic to the cocoa sector.
The human rights challenges in the cocoa sector can vary per country and per continent.
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Enabling environment
Tackling the challenges in the cocoa sector requires governments in both producing and consuming nations to create a conducive enabling environment conducive.
Supply chain regulations, transparency and accountability, holistic rural development strategies, and enforcement of the rule of law are all key aspects.
The challenges in cocoa
Five years ago, we made the following short film about the major challenges in cocoa. We wish that things had gotten significantly better since, but they haven’t.
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