date:Aug 25, 2015
trading is not a value-add activity in the cocoa value chain, Ecobank said.
Child labour concerns
The untraceable supply chains of the local exporters is a particular problem given that the worlds leading chocolate makers and cocoa traders have pledged to buy all of their beans from sustainable sources by 2020.
Given this pledge, and the increasing use of child labour in Ivorian production, buyers are becoming more concerned with the source of their supplies.
As the discount on the local exp