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Barry Callebaut inks sustainable cocoa farming deal with Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire

Swiss chocolatier Barry Callebaut AG on June 5 signed a letter of intent with the Ghana Cocoa Board and Côte d'Ivoire's Conseil Café Cacao, separately, to work together on a model for sustainable cocoa farming.

Under the arrangements, Barry Callebaut and the African groups will focus on clearing and replanting cocoa trees infected with the swollen-shoot virus, as well as on agroforestry, particularly on income diversification for cocoa farmers and planting shade trees.

The parties also agreed to collaborate on making cocoa cultivation more attractive to women cocoa farmers and young cocoa farmers. In addition, they will work on community-led initiatives to eradicate child labor.

The chocolatier and its partners expect to present the results of their collaboration in early 2019.