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C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire and Ghana, the world\u2019s two largest cocoa producers, as well as the Ivorian-Ghanian Cocoa Initiative (CIGCI), created to guarantee a minimum income to farmers, have noted \u201cefforts\u201d by some manufacturers to pay higher prices to producers, after giving them an ultimatum earlier this month.<\/p>\n

Over several weeks, the two countries reproached chocolate manufacturers for not paying the decent-income differential (DRD), a premium at 400 dollars per ton introduced in 2019 to ensure decent income for farmers. They had given the industry until 20 November to meet their commitments, threatening to \u201cban access to plantations to make crop forecasts\u201d and \u201csuspend sustainability programs.\u201d Now, in a joint statement, the national cocoa management bodies of C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire and Ghana said they \u201cnoted the efforts made by some companies and their willingness to find solutions together for a sustainable production of cocoa that places producers at the heart of this strategy.\u201d They \u201cencourage all manufacturers to take action and show that they sincerely believe in sustainable cocoa production\u201c.<\/p>\n

These programs are designed to combat deforestation, child labor, and allow chocolate manufacturers to claim that their chocolate has been sustainably produced. This is a popular criterion. But Monday, the producer countries announced to continue discussions and the establishment of \u201ca working group of experts\u201d who will provide \u201crecommendations by the end of the first quarter of 2023 to find sustainable solutions. C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire\u2019s cocoa, which accounts for 45% of global production, contributes 14% of the country\u2019s GDP and feeds 24% of the population of this country of about 27 million people.<\/p>\n

C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire is also considered a major regional destination for child trafficking from neighboring countries to work on its crops. Many cocoa farm families still live in poverty, with a minimum of $1 per day. This is one reason why child labor is so common.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire and Ghana, the world\u2019s two largest cocoa producers, as well as the Ivorian-Ghanian Cocoa Initiative (CIGCI), created to guarantee a minimum income to farmers, have noted \u201cefforts\u201d by some manufacturers to pay higher prices to producers, after giving them an ultimatum earlier this month. 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