Cocoa Price War: Fairtrade Tackles European Commission, Governments for Farmers’ Living Income Cocoa Price War: Fairtrade Tackles European Commission, Governments for Farmers’ Living Income Fairtrade International is locked in a humane cocoa price war with the European Commission and the European governments. The group is battling them to recognise the right to living income in the cocoa and chocolate sector of Europe. The is coming as cocoa prices fall in Cote d’Ivoire. Fairtrade is concerned with changing the way trade works through better prices, decent working conditions and a fairer deal for farmers and workers in developing countries. The group wants the European bloc to commit to recognising living incomes in forthcoming human rights due diligence regulation for the European cocoa and chocolate sector.