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Ghana and other west African cocoa growing countries must harness their combined bargaining strength to address the challenges plaguing cocoa farming.
Many people are experiencing the sticker shock of higher prices at grocery stores. But the amount we pay for food often does not reflect the real social, environmental and human costs of production.
Most farmworkers were not even aware that the farm they worked on was Fairtrade certified.
The chocolate industry is undergoing significant change at the moment, both for better and worse. Here are three trends on the positive side of things.
Food suppliers and sellers around the world are using blockchain technologies to ensure that what consumers buy is labeled clearly and accurately.
Despite the prevalence of Fairtrade sugar in UK society, the sugarcane industry remains deeply troubled.
Chocolate is proof the universe loves us and wants us to be happy. Here’s how to hunt up the best, most-sustainable and ethically-tasty chocolate eggs this Easter.
Adding 20 cents to the price of a T-shirt in Australia would be enough to lift all Indian workers in the garment supply chain out of poverty.
Once investors put their shoulders to the wheel, everything changes.
Fairtrade was set up to support small producers - but some feel it is now missing the mark.
Nearly two-thirds of the billion people suffering food insecurity are themselves farmers. Here’s how some are protecting themselves.
The benchmark scheme that protects cocoa farmers and local communities could be toppled as big players rethink their role.
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