In M’Brimbo, in the lush Agnéby-Tiassa region of Côte d’Ivoire, the Société Coopérative Équitable du Bandama (SCEB) brings together 366 producers, including 57 women, who have taken the plunge into organic farming. But there is no shortage of challenges.
On October 1, Côte d’Ivoire’s President Alassane Ouatara himself announced that the farm gate cocoa price for the 2025-2026 season would be 2,800 CFA francs/kg, a substantial increase of 56% compared to the 1,800 CFA francs of last year during the same period.
For the past two years, discount supermarket chain Aldi has been offering fair trade and sustainable chocolate under the brand ‘Choceur Choco Changer’, a range created through a collaboration between the supermarket chain and the Tony’s Open Chain supply chain. At the beginning of spring 2022, Aldi introduced a new range of chocolate bars called […]
Launched in 2016 by Julia Mikerova and Björn Becker, the Brussels-based ‘bean-to-bar’ chocolate brand Mike&Bekie has always made transparency the cornerstone of its project, with a view to social and environmental sustainability throughout its supply chain.
Since 2015, Chocolatoa has been producing bean-to-bar chocolate that is both artisanal and ethical. But the Belgian chocolate maker also shares its expertise through training and professional advice, led by its founder, Mario Vandeneede. After completing his chocolate-making studies in Mechelen, Mario Vandeneede spent some time in Ecuador. There he taught chocolate processing at the […]
Their innovation? A process for making chocolate using the whole cocoa fruit, not just the beans.
Founded in 2016, Incub’Ivoir has rapidly established itself as a key player in innovation in agricultural value chains in Côte d’Ivoire. In partnership with the Enabel’s Trade for Development Centre, the incubator has strengthened its marketing and project management skills, while developing a service offering that responds to the specific challenges of the sector. We […]
It was almost 5 years ago that the famous Belgian chocolate maker Galler took the decision to go Fairtrade and source only Fairtrade cocoa.
For several years now, Virunga Origins has been offering fair trade and organic chocolate and coffee, produced from A to Z in the Democratic Republic of Congo, on the outskirts of the famous eponymous park.
Enabel’s Trade for Development Centre commissioned AKA ZEBRA to carry out a study to clarify and document the operational, financial and commercial procedures and implications for Ivorian cocoa cooperatives wanting to convert from a “local” to an “export” cooperative. The report details these implications and steps and also defines the conditions for a successful […]
