University of Helsinki
Marisa Camargo, doctoral researcher at VITRI and senior consultant at Indufor Oy, recently wrote a blog at the iied website presenting some of the latest findings as part of the “Inclusive REDD+” project, supported by the UK government.
“We are demonstrating that ecosystem resilience and maintaining a healthy forest are vital to sustain and increase cocoa productivity over time. This makes it imperative that cocoa is not produced in isolation but integrated in the landscape, building synergies with other land uses, but especially with forest resources”
“We are also exploring how benefits can be shared along the chain. This has involved identifying who benefits under the current arrangements and recognising that some of those involved, including retailers, currently take a significant share of the chocolate price.”
To read the whole post follow the link to: Zero deforestation supply chains: promoting sustainable chocolate