<p>One of the world’s biggest chocolate producers is working to address the root causes of farmer poverty, child labour risks and the impact of climate breakdown on cocoa farming communities</p><p>Unlike other crops grown for global consumption, cocoa production doesn’t take place on large-scale plantations. Instead, <a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666154322000151#:~:text=Worldwide%2C%20about%2095%25%20of%20cocoa,and%20Latin%20America%20%5B7%5D." rel="nofollow">95% of the world’s cocoa</a> comes from smallholder farms just two to five hectares in size, with <a href="https://www.statista.com/statistics/263855/cocoa-bean-production-worldwide-by-region/#:~:text=About%2070%20percent%20of%20the,the%20world%C2%B4s%20cocoa." rel="nofollow">70% produced across western Africa</a> in countries including Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana.</p><p>“Cocoa is traditionally a low-yield crop,” says Darrell High, head of <a href="https://www.nestlecocoaplan.com/" rel="nofollow">Nestlé’s Cocoa Plan</a> – an initiative committed to a more sustainable approach to cocoa farming. “Each farm produces, on average, about 400kg of cocoa per hectare. It means most farmers are generating just over a tonne of cocoa each year, which, unfortunately, doesn’t bring in a lot of income.”</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/breaks-for-good/article/2024/jul/08/uncovering-cocoa-farmings-biggest-challenges-and-whats-being-done-to-tackle-them">Continue reading...</a>