Barry Callebaut Releases Report Summarizing the Key Findings of Cocoa Farming in Côte d’Ivoire

May 8, 2023 Barry Callebaut

The White Paper is the culmination of six years of collaboration between Barry Callebaut, Agri-Logic, IDH and Rainforest Alliance. Its findings provide actionable steps that underpin Barry Callebaut’s vision for a transformative approach to improve the existing cocoa farming model in Côte d’Ivoire, and more broadly, West Africa. The data analysis shows that poverty reduction is driven by three key factors – yield, size of farm and price.

How Digital Payments Contribute to Sustainable Cocoa Farming

February 3, 2023 Barry Callebaut

Over the past year, thousands more cocoa farmers within Barry Callebaut’s global supply chain have begun to receive digital cash payments for their beans. Cocoa beans that are part of certified or verified cocoa programs such as Rainforest Alliance or Cocoa Horizons generate additional premiums, and these are now paid digitally to farmers.

A Big Picture Approach to Cocoa Traceability

September 13, 2022 Barry Callebaut

Traceability to farm level, knowing where the cocoa we source is grown, plays a crucial role in addressing some of the structural sustainability issues in the cocoa supply chain.

Fazer Explores Cell-Cultured Cocoa as an Option for the Future of Chocolate

August 17, 2022 Fazer Group 

Even though the use of cell-cultured cocoa is still far in the future, for Fazer, the time to fearlessly explore its possibilities is now.

Cocoa & Forests Initiative Reports Progress on Traceability, Agroforestry and Forest Protection in Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire

The governments of Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana and 35 companies in the Cocoa & Forests Initiative (CFI), including IDH, the Sustainable Trade Initiative and the World Cocoa Foundation (WCF), reported progress made towards ending deforestation in Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana in two joint public/private sector reports.