Mars, Inc. to support 14,000 cocoa farmers on a path to sustainable living income by 2030
Mars, Inc. to partner with network of organizations to address farmers' barriers to achieving a livable income.
Mars Inc. has launched a new effort to improve the livelihoods of smallholder cocoa farmers.
Two farmer-first programs will aim to support 14,000 smallholder farmers in Côte d'Ivoire and Indonesia on a path to a sustainable living income in the next eight years. These programs were designed in consultation with cocoa farmers and development partners and build on lessons learned from Mars' recent efforts to improve livelihoods for farmers of mint and other raw materials. The findings from these new programs will be used to create a blueprint of interventions that Mars can scale across the cocoa supply chain.