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MONITORING THE SCOPE AND BENEFITS

OF FAIRTRADE

THIRD EDITION, 2011

Cocoa

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More than 30 developing countries produce cocoa, providing 14 million people with a livelihood.

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Cocoa is produced, traded and consumed in vast quantities across the globe. Though the majority of cocoa consumption occurs within the developed world, cocoa is grown in tropical regions of the developing world.

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In some countries of West Africa and Latin America, cocoa production is the primary income stream. In the Ivory Coast and Ghana, 90% of the farmers rely on cocoa for their primary income.

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It takes three years for a cocoa plant to grow to its full maturity and they can live to be 25 to 30 years old.

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Akosua Boadufrom Kuapa Kokooharvesting on herfarm in the village ofAmankwaatia, Ghana.

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Nicolas del Rosariocutting down a cocoa fruit. Nicolas has a small farm. Apart from farming cocoa, he studies IT part time at the university in SantaDomingo. Half of the expense is covered by a bursary from the Fairtrade Premium.

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‘Fairtrade has helped me get money for myself and my children and to buy food to eat and to look after my day to day life.’

Isaac Frimpong, cocoa farmer with Kuapa Kokoo, Ghana.

Married with 4 children.

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All information contained in this presentation and more can be found in the full report, “Monitoring the Scope and Benefits of Fairtrade” (PDF) at www.fairtrade.net.