The Chocolate Syndicate, qui regroupe 64 entreprises, from family SMEs to multinationals, shows its support for the agreement to better remunerate cocoa farmers in Ghana and Ivory Coast.
Depuis le 1er octobre 2020 un « Living Income Differential » (LID) de 400 $ la tonne s’ajoute au prix minimum payé aux producteurs de cacao en Côte d’Ivoire et au Ghana. Une hausse voulue par les présidents de ces deux pays qui avaient indiqué dès mai 2019 qu’ils ne vendraient plus de cacao en dessous de 2 600 $ CAF la tonne sur la campagne 2020/2021. The Chocolate Syndicate companies announced at the end of the year that they
"Support this agreement, which is fully in line with their long-standing approach to improving the sustainability of the sector. »
By supporting the LID, the companies of the Chocolate Syndicate are in fact committed to better remuneration for producers who will thus receive an income from their production allowing them to achieve a decent standard of living. This additional income should also make it possible to support the fight against child labor and the fight against deforestation..
Move the lines
Patrick Poirrier, president of the Syndicat du Chocolat believes that
"Everyone must act at their own level so that the improvement in the standard of living of planters is long-lasting and really makes it possible to move the lines".
This is why we call on all actors in the sector to support this approach initiated by the governments of Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana in order to guarantee a sustainable cocoa economy.. The Chocolate Syndicate emphasizes that it continues to work with all the players in the sector, governments, artisan chocolatiers, distributors and NGOs to improve the sustainability of the cocoa sector. Thus the fight against deforestation within the framework of the National Strategy to Fight Imported Deforestation (SNDI), preservation of biodiversity and natural resources, child protection, empowerment of women… He recalls that companies are committed to their own sustainable development initiatives so that all actors in the supply chain receive fair compensation throughout the production process..
