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May 7, 2024
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Commentary: Cocoa Prices Skyrocket, But Farmers Left Behind
Cocoa prices have reached record highs due to severe supply shortages globally. The worsening impact of climate change, plant diseases, and socioeconomic challenges faced by cocoa-producing countries have all played a role. Smallholder farmers in West Africa, who supply around 70% of the world's cocoa, bear the brunt of these challenges despite being crucial players in the industry.
Easter egg prices soar as cocoa crops are hit by climate change
Our Director of Global Programs, Kwame Osei, shed light on the impacts of climate change on cocoa farmers in West Africa. In the context of the soaring cocoa prices, he outlined urgent actions needed to address these challenges, underscoring the need for better pricing and supporting farmers in transitioning to sustainable, regenerative agricultural practices.
Researchers find concerning repercussion of our love of chocolate: ‘Cocoa farmers are also on the front lines’
This article highlights the importance of buying sustainably sourced cocoa to help mitigate environmental and social impacts within the cocoa sector, particularly in West Africa. Kwame Osei, current Senior Director for Global Programs at the Rainforest Alliance, explains why poverty is the main driver of deforestation in this sector and region.
Rainforest Alliance calls for cocoa sector to help small-holder farmers with deforestation rules
This article highlights how the Rainforest Alliance's is supporting companies to make a big leap towards EUDR compliance and calls for increased support for smallholder farmers to ensure they are not unintentionally excluded from the EU market.
Rainforest Alliance Supports Companies to Make a Big Leap Towards EUDR Compliance
From today, Rainforest Alliance Certified coffee and cocoa farmers can opt-in to specific criteria that align with European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) requirements, in the Rainforest Alliance certification platform.