Paying the price of chocolate: Breaking cocoa farming's cycle of poverty

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Cocoa farmers receive just 3% of the retail price of a chocolate bar, according to Oxfam.

Many cocoa farmers live on less than $1.25 a day, below the threshold of absolute poverty, according to the World Bank.</p>

“If we were to raise the price of a chocolate bar by 3% it would make a difference at farm level but it would not hit the consumers too hard,” said Jean-Marc Anga, executive director of the International Cocoa Organization (ICCO).

Originally published in Confectionery News on July 10, 2014 and updated on May 11, 2017.
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Comments (4)

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Keith_Ayoob

Sep 2, 2017

I don't know, but maybe better would be to help the farmer improve methods to reduce waste and crop losses.

Keith_Ayoob

Sep 2, 2017

I would, but first issue: what's the guarantee that it goes to the farmer and not the "middleman"?

lafillefrancaise

Aug 11, 2017

I would definitely pay more per bar of chocolate if it meant the farmers would get paid fairly.

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Editor

Aug 11, 2017

What are your thoughts? How much more would you be willing to pay for chocolate -- if you could be assured that the extra you paid made it all the way back to the farmer?

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