2026 onwards :
While many of the initiatives listed above will run beyond 2026, we are also developing an updated gender strategy, to be published later this year.
Because
future -proofing cocoa starts with gender equity.
1 While gender extends far beyond binary categories, in the context of our work and our sphere of influence, we are referring to men and women. 2 Greene, M. E., & Robles, O. J. (2014). A sustainable, thriving cocoa sector for future generations: The business case for why women matter and what to do about it. KIT Royal Tropical Institute and IPP. 3 Marston, A. (2016). Women’s rights in the cocoa sector: Examples of emerging good practice. Oxfam. 4 VOICE Network. (2025). Cocoa Barometer 2025. VOICE Network. 5 This included, amongst others: Fairtrade International. (2020). Women’s access, equity and empowerment: Progress and uptake of the Fairtrade gender strategy . Fairtrade International; Bah, A., & Laven, A. (2019). Closing the income gap of cocoa households in Cote d’Ivoire: Taking a gender-sensitive household approach. KIT Royal Tropical Institute; KIT Royal Tropical Institute. (2021). Advancing gender equality & women’s empowerment ; Mars, Incorporated. (n.d.). Cocoa for Generations (Program page). Mars. ; Mondelēz International. (2016). New CARE report highlights Cocoa Life’s positive impact on women’s empowerment 6 Bah, A., & Laven, A. (2019). Closing the income gap of cocoa households in Cote d’Ivoire: Taking a gender-sensitive household approach. KIT Royal Tropical Institute. 7 African Development Bank Group. (2015). Economic empowerment of African women through equitable participation in agricultural value chains. African Development Bank Group 8 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. (2011). The state of food and agriculture 2010–11: Women in agriculture—Closing the gender gap for development. FAO. 9 Vargas Hill, R., & Vigneri, M. (2011). Mainstreaming gender sensitivity in cash crop market supply chains (ESA Working Paper No. 11-08). 10 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. (2023). The status of women in agrifood systems. FAO. 11 Bah, A., & Laven, A. (2019). Closing the income gap of cocoa households in Cote d’Ivoire: Taking a gender-sensitive household approach. KIT Royal Tropical Institute. 12 VOICE Network. (2025). Cocoa Barometer 2025. VOICE Network. 13 Tyszler, M., Bymolt, R., & Laven, A. (2018). Analysis of the income gap of cocoa producing households in Ghana . KIT Royal Tropical Institute 14 Bymolt, R., Laven, A., & Tyszler, M. (2018). Demystifying the cocoa sector in Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire: Chapter 3, Respondent and household demographics. KIT Royal Tropical Institute. 15 Bah, A., & Laven, A. (2019). Closing the income gap of cocoa households in Cote d’Ivoire: Taking a gender-sensitive household approach. KIT Royal Tropical Institute. 16 Bah, A., & Laven, A. (2019). Closing the income gap of cocoa households in Cote d’Ivoire: Taking a gender-sensitive household approach. KIT Royal Tropical Institute.
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