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Cargill Doubles Sustainable Sourced Cocoa in Ghana, Benefitting 13,000 Farmers

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04 Sep, 2018, 16:40 GMT

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ACCRA, Ghana, September 4, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --

  • 10,000MT of certified cocoa purchased by Cargill for the 2017/2018 crop season 
  • 13,000 cocoa farmers benefit from over USD 870,000 premium in 2018 to invest in livelihoods 
  • Four additional districts now covered by Cargill's Licensed Buying Company
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Pieter Riechert with district chief framer Joseph Ackaah and farmers who are happy to have just received the premiums. (PRNewsfoto/Cargill)
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Farmers with receipts for payments. (PRNewsfoto/Cargill)
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Farmers with receipts for payments. (PRNewsfoto/Cargill)
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The amount of sustainable cocoa sourced by Cargill in Ghana has doubled since the establishment of its own licensed buying company (LBC) model, and over 13,000 cocoa farmers are now benefiting from the initiative - up by 30% from 10,000 a year ago.

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The figures have been published as Cargill makes its second sustainable premium payment of USD 870,000 to farmers since establishing its own direct sourcing model in 2016. These premium payments currently represent the highest payments paid per bag of certified cocoa in the industry for the 2017/2018 crop season in Ghana.

Under the LBC model, Cargill sources and purchases cocoa directly from certified farmers, building stronger relationships both with them and their communities.

Approximately half of the sustainable premium payments are used directly by the farmers to increase productivity and invested in a range of projects such as crop financing and protection, distribution of fertilizer and improving logistics and infrastructure. The other half is used by the wider community to support education, healthcare and women empowerment initiatives, making a significant contribution to improving the livelihoods of cocoa farmers and their communities, complementing other community projects undertaken through the Cargill Cocoa Promise .

"Direct sourcing puts cocoa farmers at the heart of our business," says Pieter Reichert, Managing Director of Cargill's cocoa and chocolate business in Ghana, "and it means Cargill has become the partner of choice for cocoa farmers in Ghana.

"Farmers are recognizing that, as well as a higher income, our approach offers them a wide range of support services to help them improve the quality and quantity of cocoa beans produced. Such services, delivered under our Cargill Cocoa Promise, include one-on-one agricultural coaching, farmer field schools, high quality seedlings and resources for pest and disease management. The model benefits everyone in the supply chain - farmers, who livelihoods improve and Cargill and our customers, who have access to more certified cocoa."

Unusually for the Ghanaian market, the LBC is fully e-money enabled. This allows Cargill to pay farmers directly by electronic transfer, ensuring the money reaches the grower swiftly, safely and accurately.

Speaking at the payment ceremony, Pieter Reichert added: "It is our hope that our electronic payment model which has proven to benefit the farmers, will help encourage the government to fulfill its vision of a cashless economy."

Currently operating in seven districts of the Western North (Awaso, Anhwiaso, Wiawso, Asawinso) and Ashanti (Effiduase, Nyinahin and Ampenim), the success of the LBC has led to four further districts joining the initiative for the next crop season.

About Cargill  

Cargill's 155,000 employees across 70 countries work relentlessly to achieve our purpose of nourishing the world in a safe, responsible and sustainable way. Every day, we connect farmers with markets, customers with ingredients, and people and animals with the food they need to thrive.

We combine 153 years of experience with new technologies and insights to serve as a trusted partner for food, agriculture, financial and industrial customers in more than 125 countries. Side-by-side, we are building a stronger, sustainable future for agriculture. For more information, visit Cargill.com and our News Center.

About Cargill in Ghana 

Cargill has been buying cocoa from Ghana for over 40 years and in 2008 opened its state-of-the-art cocoa processing facility in Tema. Today the company has over 400 permanent and contracted employees processing cocoa products to service food and confectionary customers locally and around the world. Additionally, our animal nutrition business provides aqua feed which is supporting Ghana's tilapia fish industry. In 2016 we added a licensed buying company (LBC). Our LBC operations bring innovative ways to trade with our farmers placing emphasis on our sustainability and traceability efforts and build on our long-term commitment to the country and our relationship with the government.

About the Cargill Cocoa Promise
The Cargill Cocoa Promise launched in 2012 to align efforts in origin countries. It is Cargill's commitment to improving the livelihoods of farmers and communities in a holistic way that will secure a thriving sector for generations to come. The origin countries include Brazil, Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana and Indonesia.

Contact:

Floyd Jebson, +44-1869-353-813, floyd.jebson@instinctif.com 

Wendy Sleight, +44-7748933576, wendy_sleight@cargill.com 

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