The world is suffering from a shortage of chocolate
The world is disintegrating in front of our eyes — and we may not even have enough chocolate to tide us through.
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The world is disintegrating in front of our eyes — and we may not even have enough chocolate to tide us through.
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Large chocolate and cocoa companies, including multinationals including Mars, Ferrero, Mondelēz, Hershey, Nestlé, and traders like Barry Callebaut and Cargill, are not paying prices that allow cocoa farmers to earn a living. This is the conclusion of a Cocoa Barometer consultation paper published by the VOICE Network - a non-profit organisation that monitors sustainability issues in the cocoa sector.
Growers rely on a complex web of co-ops, certification programs and labour rules in an attempt to seek a fair price from chocolate makers. The Globe went to the Dominican Republic to see how it works