date:Jul 16, 2019
abor. Over two million children are still estimated to work on cocoa farms in the Ivory Coast and Ghana as a result of poverty. Since 66 percent of the companys sales volume, as of 2018, is to food manufacturing companies, it is important that they meet customers strict food quality, health and safety requirements. Additionally, as cocoa farming is an agricultural activity that requires extensive land and water use, reputational risks and impacts could ensue from being linked to deforestation.