Concerns about the impending cocoa crisis and the desire to improve the living and working conditions in cocoa-producing countries in Africa have led to, that many of the world's largest confectionery manufacturers have attended issue of sustainable development of cocoa production.
Корпорация «Mars»находится на пути к тому, to become the largest consumer of certified cocoa in the world. This is consistent with the company's statements, Make another in 2009 year, o tom, what to 2020 year «Mars» will become cocoa for their own production of certified sustainable sources. All chocolate products under the «Hershey» brand will be on 100 percent are derived from certified to cocoa 2020 year, promised to the company's management. Nershey also launched a program to restore the cocoa industry in Mexico, which should help to improve the lives of more than 1000 cocoa-producing farmers, According to the company's management. Although, despite strenuous efforts , aimed at improving the sustainability of cocoa production and the fight against child labor in cocoa production, Hershey Company has faced criticism for alleged violations against the use of child labor on the plantations of its suppliers of cocoa.
Кондитерская компания даже была вызвана в суд Делавэра по обвинению, She brought against a group of shareholders.
Устойчивое развитие какао- Industry demands from competing companies work together, aimed at helping farmers- producers. The global confectionery industry is characterized by intense competition, but there is a common ground. All industry participants will benefit, if farmers produce more cocoa. Market demand is growing. In such countries,, India and China growing population welfare, and representatives of the new middle class has developed a passion for luxury and therefore quite expensive goods, coffee and chocolate.
In the same time, companies follow the environmental and political threats, hanging now and then over the cocoa industry. cocoa plantations The area under cultivation is limited, because cocoa can be grown only in the equatorial climate. About a third of the harvest each year die due to pests and diseases. Unstable political situation in the country, producing cocoa, also adds the negative factors, affecting the market volatility. Cote d'Ivoire, eg, It produces more than a third of the world's cocoa. In 2011 year, political instability in the country has forced the local government to stop the export of, which led to the cocoa supply limitation and cocoa prices rose to heaven.
Кондитерским компаниям необходимо «присутствие на месте» для обеспечения стабильности производства, and close collaboration between them. So, recently, cocoa market major players signed a new agreement, dubbed Abidjan cocoa declaration, to create a sustainable cocoa production and ensure fair prices for cocoa producers. Barry Callebaut continues to develop its efforts to cocoa sector sustainable production, a subsidiary of cocoa giant «Barry Callebaut», Company «Biopartenaire» Now get a certificate «Rainforest Alliance» company. Measures to cocoa production sustainable development must be taken in the next two years, and do not stretch on for ten years, experts said. Besides, these measures should be a comprehensive approach and not be limited to certification and production growth.
Очередное доклад о состоянии какао индустрии от группы международных экспертов, called "Cocoa Barometer 2012", reports that, that the current approach to solving the problem of sustainability of cocoa production should be revised and extended.
A source: sweetinfo.ru
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