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Cargill. Sustainable and responsible cocoa sourcing.

Sustainable and responsible cocoa sourcing

Cargill expands cocoa farmer training in Côte d'Ivoire; partners with ANADER.

Cargill expands cocoa farmer training in Côte d'Ivoire; partners with ANADER.

Growing cocoa sustainably is important to the millions of people who enjoy chocolate around the world and crucial to the millions of small-scale farmers that depend on cocoa for their livelihoods.

Cocoa is only successfully grown in countries near the Equator, with over 70 percent of the world’s cocoa grown in West and Central Africa where farmers have only one to two hectares and face difficulties including low incomes and substandard agricultural practices.

Cargill. Supporting cocoa farmers and taking action to help local communities.

Watch videos of how we are supporting cocoa farmers and taking action to help local communities.
Supporting farmers and cocoa farming communities

As one of the major companies in the world that sources and processes cocoa, Cargill is helping farmers to grow cocoa more sustainably and providing support to cocoa farming communities.

Through our own activities, and in partnership with international and local organizations, we are encouraging better farming practices, enabling farmers to have better access to markets, helping farmers increase their incomes and improving access to education and healthcare in rural farming communities.

Explore the facets of sustainable and responsible cocoa sourcing

Encouraging more sustainable cocoa production

  • Sustainability is an integral part of our cocoa and chocolate business. We have been training cocoa farmers for over 10 years and today help tens of thousands of farmers to increase yields, improve quality, adopt more sustainable practices and most importantly increase their incomes

Supporting independent certification for sustainable cocoa

  • We helped co-found the UTZ Certified cocoa program to help meet growing consumer demand for sustainably produced chocolate. The program has introduced independent certification to enable farmers to improve farming practices, increase their incomes and support cocoa communities.

Helping improve labor practices in cocoa production

  • We are concerned about the safety of children who may be involved in dangerous or forced work on cocoa farms. We are committed to working towards a supply chain where no children are subject to these conditions, improving the livelihoods of cocoa farmers and improving access to education for children.

Supporting cocoa farming communities

  • We are working with NGOs, local governments and local communities to improve education opportunities, healthcare services and support activities that make a real and lasting difference.