Farmers receive half of the premium while the other half is retained by the cooperative and used to provide services to its farmer members or for community facilities.
The farmers and cooperatives received the premium payments for the delivery of more than 15,000 metric tonnes of certified cocoa during the 2011/12 cocoa season.
The premium payments were presented at a celebration in Yamoussoukro on 23 August attended by local officials and dignitaries, representatives from government ministries, cooperative leaders and farmers.
Steven Retzlaff, president global sourcing & Cocoa, Barry Callebaut, said: “This event marks another important milestone in Barry Callebaut’s long history of working in partnership with farmers in Côte d’Ivoire to improve yields and quality while growing cocoa in a sustainable way.”
Source: Barry Callebaut
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