Kuapa Kokoo

Kuapa Kokoo is a Fairtrade-certified cocoa farmers organisation in Ghana. The organisation was established in 1993 by a group of cocoa farmers from Ghana with support from TWIN Trading UK, Christian Aid and The Body Shop. They are based in Ghana and currently has over 83,000 registered members.

The Day Chocolate Company (a UK company, now Divine Chocolate) was set up by Kuapa Kokoo and Twin Trading in 1997. The company primarily uses Kuapa's cocoa, and the cooperative also holds 44% of Divine Chocolate's stock.[1][2] Kuapa uses its Fairtrade premium to pay bonuses to members, and invests in social projects, such as schools, bore-holes for drinking water, and mobile clinics.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Thinking out of the box". The Economist (The Economist Newspaper Ltd). 2007-04-07. p. 65.
  2. ↑ "Not Just Heavenly, It's Divine". Sojourners Magazine. May 2007. pp. 30–35. Retrieved March 2009.
  3. ↑ Bob Doherty, Sophi Tranchell (2005), "New thinking in international trade? A case study of The Day Chocolate Company", Volume 13 Issue 3, (p 166-176).
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