PILLAR 4: CONTINUING TO FOSTER A STRONG AND COOPERATIVE-CENTRIC FOUNDATION Our 2030 commitments Our aspirational targets
Together with a growing network of prosperous, business-minded and accountable cooperatives, we progress towards reaching more than 2.5% of West African cocoa farmers.
Increasing our network from 19 to around 30 partner cooperatives, growing our reach from 36,000 to 60,000 farmers, with at least 11 cooperatives entering their second 5-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) 60 , delivering strong results from programmes, building effective business models and increasing their production volume to Tony’s Open Chain, thereby fostering the enabling environment that will support more farmers to reach a living income.
Our approach is centred around strong farmers and cooperatives, as described in our Scaling for change chapter. By steadily increasing the cocoa volumes allocated to partner cooperatives, more farmers can benefit from the 5 Sourcing Principles each year. Strong cooperatives play a key role in creating the enabling environment that will support cocoa farmers to earn a living income, because their investments lead to cost-savings for farmers. When cooperatives organise shared procurement of essential inputs – such as fertilisers, tools and seedlings – farmers access these materials at lower costs. Similarly, subsidised labour services reduce expenses for farmers during peak farming periods. These savings translate into higher net incomes for farmers, while also improving productivity and resilience.
60. This target builds on our current (2024/25) network of 19 cooperatives, with 7 in their first MoU and at least 5 expected to transition to a second MoU by 2030.
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