date:Nov 01, 2012
farmer co-operatives in the Ivory Coast, which represent about 4,500 farmers.
Apart from receiving a price to cover the costs of sustainable production, the farmers will also be offered additional Fairtrade premium to invest in business development projects or community building activities of their choice.
These nine new co-operatives will become a part of Nestl Cocoa Plan, an initiative launched in 2009 by Nestl which seeks to invest 65m over ten years in plant science and sustainability ini