SEVENTH EDITION February 2016

Monitoring the scope and

benefits of fairtrade

COCOA

© Éric St-Pierre

Fairtrade cocoa producer organizations

At the end of 2014, 129 small

producer organizations in

20 countries held Fairtrade

certification for cocoa,

representing 179,800 small-

scale farmers

© Éric St-Pierre

Fairtrade cocoa production volumes

The overall production of

Fairtrade certified cocoa

grew to 218,000 MT, an

increase of 24% on the

levels for 2012–13, largely

due to more accurate

reporting of production by

producers

© Éric St-Pierre

Fairtrade cocoa production areas

Worldwide, the

average area of

land that a

Fairtrade small-

scale farmer

devotes to cocoa

cultivation is 2.6

hectares © Sylvain Ly

Cocoa Fairtrade Sourcing Programs and producer support programs in west africa

a total of 18 companies have begun to source Fairtrade cocoa through the Fairtrade Sourcing Programs (FSP). The additional income generated through FSP commitments is being used to increase investment in producer support programs in West Africa.

For more information about the Fairtrade Sourcing

Programs, and how they are helping farmers, visit

http://www.fairtrade.net/about-fairtrade/fairtrade-

sourcing-programs.html

© Éric St-Pierre

Fairtrade cocoa premium usage

In cocoa, as in other products, the Fairtrade Premium was overwhelmingly used to support producer organizations and farmers to strengthen their businesses and livelihoods. In 2013–14, this accounted for 45% of the Fairtrade Premium

© James Robinson

Want to know more?

All information contained in this

presentation and summaries of impact

research can be found in our report

‘Monitoring the Scope and Benefits of

Fairtrade, Seventh Edition 2015’ at:

www.fairtrade.net/impact-and-research.html

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