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Article

24 Apr 2015

Author:
Rachel Arthur, Confectionery News (USA)

Indonesia: Chocolate firms to support sustainable cocoa programme to reduce poverty & greenhouse gas emissions

"Chocolate heavyweights back Indonesian sustainable cocoa program", 15 April 2015

Mondelēz, Mars, Nestle and Barry Callebaut and Cargill are backing a three-year sustainable cocoa program in Indonesia, which aims to reduce poverty and greenhouse gas emission...women and vulnerable groups among those benefiting from the scheme...other members of the consortium include Millennium Challenge Account Indonesia, the World Cocoa Foundation, Rabobank, BT Cocoa, Guittard, Veco Indonesia, Bank Rakyat Indonesia, and PT Bank Pembangunan Daerah NTT...Farmers will learn more about environmentally friendly cocoa farming, improved nutrition practices, and sensible financial management...