Barry Callebaut reveals key findings of cocoa farming in Côte d'Ivoire
The white paper is the culmination of six years of collaboration between Barry Callebaut, Agri-Logic, IDH, and Rainforest Alliance.
Barry Callebaut has released a report showing key findings of cocoa farming in Côte d'Ivoire. The data analysis shows that poverty reduction is driven by three key factors: yield, size of farm, and price.
The results of the Agri-Logic research provide the foundation for the sharpening of Barry Callebaut's strategy to support cocoa farmers in achieving higher cocoa yields, increased income, and protect the forests surrounding cocoa farms. The results form the basis of the company's shift in approach from less training to more doing, with less emphasis on farmer training, and increasing investment to support the farmer with more labor, soil management techniques, and planting material. These findings provide actionable steps that underpin Barry Callebaut’s commencement of a transformative approach to improve the existing cocoa farming model in West Africa.