Sustainable and responsible cocoa sourcing
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Côte d'Ivoire and West Africa
Vietnam
Indonesia
Brazil
Cocoa Farming Videos
Cargill is one of the world’s major originators and processors of cocoa beans. We manufacture high quality cocoa products such as cocoa powder, cocoa butter, cocoa liquor, as well as industrial chocolate, which are used by food and confectionery companies to produce cakes, biscuits, confectionery and other products for consumers around the world.
High quality cocoa, grown in a sustainable way, is essential to the economies and the livelihoods of farming communities in cocoa growing countries, and for Cargill, our customers and consumers. This is why we are investing in, and supporting, activities to help cocoa farmers to improve agricultural working practices and to deliver benefits to local communities.
Promoting sustainable cocoa farming
Ensuring cocoa is produced in a sustainable way is important to Cargill. That’s why we have launched a variety of measures to help farmers promote sustainable and responsible cocoa growing, and support local communities in the cocoa growing countries in which we operate. These include:
• Establishing the UTZ CERTIFIED sustainable mainstream cocoa program in partnership with Mars, Nestlé, Heinz Benelux, Ahold, Ecom Agroindustrial, Solidaridad, Oxfam Novib. More…
• providing training and support to farmers to improve the quality of their cocoa, and the price they get for it, through better growing and production practices
• providing transparent information about international cocoa market prices to help farmers get the best price and reward them for good quality beans
• supporting the growth and development of farmer cooperatives by providing essential financial and technical support, as well as business management training to help improve governance and enable them to expand
• helping farmers transport their cocoa beans from rural villages to buying stations to preserve quality and yields, thus increasing their incomes
Ensuring responsible labor practices
In response to concerns about children who may be involved in dangerous, excessive, abusive or forced work on cocoa farms, Cargill has joined other members of the global cocoa and chocolate industry to take action to ensure that cocoa is grown responsibly, without the worst forms of child and forced labor. More…
Providing support to cocoa growing communities
We are committed to enriching the communities where we live and work by investing money, time and the talents of our employees in supporting rural communities in areas such as health and education to make a positive difference to their livelihoods and well-being.