Tag: Côte d’Ivoire

Fairtrade puts Living Income into action with cocoa programme in Côte d’Ivoire

Stuart Mitchell

Fairtrade has started the on-the-ground implementation of its Living Income and Child Wellbeing Programme for cocoa in Côte d’Ivoire. This long-term programme marks a concrete next step in its partnership with Action, to help reduce the living income gap for cocoa farmers and strengthen child wellbeing in cocoa-growing communities.  From certification to living incomeFairtrade certification provides an essential foundation for more sustainable cocoa production, but certification alone is not enough to ensure that farmers earn a living income. The Living Income and Child Wellbeing Programme therefore combines Fairtrade certification with…

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Innovative Initiative To Protect Children In Cocoa-Growing Communities In Côte D’ivoire

Stuart Mitchell

A multi-stakeholder partnership between Save the Children, the Italian Cooperation, and Ferrero to improve children’s living conditions, enhance their well-being, and combat child labour. An innovative initiative bringing together institutions, private sector, and civil society to protect children and adolescents living in cocoa-farming communities in Côte d’Ivoire. This is the core of a new multi-stakeholder partnership between the Italian Cooperation, Save the Children, and Ferrero, with activities set to take place in the Haut Sassandra region and Montagnes district. The project, which will run until 2030, builds on and expands…

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CNFA-Implemented Cocoa Initiative to Collaborate With Blommer Chocolate Co. in Côte d’Ivoire

Stuart Mitchell

Cultivating New Frontiers in Agriculture (CNFA), an international agricultural development organization, announced that Blommer Chocolate Co. and the Maximizing Opportunities in Cocoa Activity (MOCA) project, implemented by CNFA, signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on Jan. 7 aimed at improving the cocoa value chain in Côte d’Ivoire. MOCA, funded through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food for Progress program, provides capacity-building, training and other support services to Côte d’Ivoire cocoa producers, cooperatives and exporters in order to boost stakeholder productivity and efficiency, improve farm incomes, and increase the supply of high-quality cacao…

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