How much Fair Trade cocoa is there?
In 2000, Fair Trade Certified™ cooperatives collectively produced a total of 89 million pounds of cocoa. Only 3 million of these pounds were sold at Fair Trade prices, the rest being sold at conventional market prices. In order to sell more cocoa at Fair Trade prices these co-operatives need more markets. You can support this by buying Fair Trade chocolate and encouraging others to do the same. • Is Fair Trade cocoa also organic? Approximately 48% of the Fair Trade cocoa grown is also certified organic cocoa. The packaging on your Fair Trade chocolate product will tell you if the cocoa was also organically grown. • Does Fair Trade Certified™ cocoa have environmental benefits? The FLO Fair Trade standards encourage producer co-operatives to make environmental protection an important part of farm management. They also encourage farmers to minimize the use of fertilizers and pesticides, gradually replacing them with organic and biological farming methods. An important benefit of the highe
