West African Cocoa Farmers Yet to Earn a Living Income

In the article, "West African Cocoa Farmers Yet to Earn a Living Income Despite Sales Growth of Fairtrade Certified Cocoa Beans," Douglas Yu writes, "Fairtrade International’s cocoa beans have seen the highest growth in sales during 2016-2017 compared to its other certified goods, including coffee, sugar and tea. However, most West African cocoa farmers still do not earn a living income."

Click on the following link to the October 19, 2018 article in the Foodnavigator.com newsletter:

https://www.foodnavigator.com/Article/2018/10/19/West-African-cocoa-farmers-yet-to-earn-a-living-income-says-Fairtrade?utm_source=copyright&utm_medium=OnSite&utm_campaign=copyright

Fermented, dried cacao beans (photo: Schnepel)