In recent years, the confectionery industry has poured in millions of dollars to create a sustainable cocoa supply chain by investing in smallholders and cocoa-producing communities — but Olam predicts it's not enough.
The Olam Livelihood Charter (OLC), launched in 2010, has been working for five years to provide smallholders with agri-training and quality seeds, while also working to help overcome wider economic, environmental and social challenges. OLC has made much progress in these five years, supporting close to 345,000 smallholders—up from roughly 64,000 at its launch.