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     523  0 Kommentare Cargill Doubles Sustainable Sourced Cocoa in Ghana, Benefitting 13,000 Farmers

    ACCRA, Ghana, September 4, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --

    • 10,000MT of certified cocoa purchased by Cargill for the 2017/2018 crop season 
    • 13,000 cocoa farmers benefit from over USD 870,000 premium in 2018 to invest in livelihoods 
    • Four additional districts now covered by Cargill's Licensed Buying Company

    The amount of sustainable cocoa sourced by Cargill in Ghana has doubled since the establishment of its own licensed buying company (LBC) model, and over 13,000 cocoa farmers are now benefiting from the initiative - up by 30% from 10,000 a year ago.

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    The figures have been published as Cargill makes its second sustainable premium payment of USD 870,000 to farmers since establishing its own direct sourcing model in 2016. These premium payments currently represent the highest payments paid per bag of certified cocoa in the industry for the 2017/2018 crop season in Ghana.

    Under the LBC model, Cargill sources and purchases cocoa directly from certified farmers, building stronger relationships both with them and their communities.

    Approximately half of the sustainable premium payments are used directly by the farmers to increase productivity and invested in a range of projects such as crop financing and protection, distribution of fertilizer and improving logistics and infrastructure. The other half is used by the wider community to support education, healthcare and women empowerment initiatives, making a significant contribution to improving the livelihoods of cocoa farmers and their communities, complementing other community projects undertaken through the Cargill Cocoa Promise .

    "Direct sourcing puts cocoa farmers at the heart of our business," says Pieter Reichert, Managing Director of Cargill's cocoa and chocolate business in Ghana, "and it means Cargill has become the partner of choice for cocoa farmers in Ghana.

    "Farmers are recognizing that, as well as a higher income, our approach offers them a wide range of support services to help them improve the quality and quantity of cocoa beans produced. Such services, delivered under our Cargill Cocoa Promise, include one-on-one agricultural coaching, farmer field schools, high quality seedlings and resources for pest and disease management. The model benefits everyone in the supply chain - farmers, who livelihoods improve and Cargill and our customers, who have access to more certified cocoa."

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    Cargill Doubles Sustainable Sourced Cocoa in Ghana, Benefitting 13,000 Farmers ACCRA, Ghana, September 4, 2018 /PRNewswire/ - 10,000MT of certified cocoa purchased by Cargill for the 2017/2018 crop season  13,000 cocoa farmers benefit from over USD 870,000 premium in 2018 to invest in livelihoods  Four additional …