Northwest Chocolate Festival 2017

90% of the world's cacao is produced by smallholder farming families -- and most of these families are living in poverty at under $2 per day. We will discuss the importance of farmgate pricing and farmer revenue in the specialty chocolate supply chain. Without transparent trading models, it is impossible for chocolate makers to know how much farmers are actually earning through their expensive specialty cacao purchase, especially if the cacao is coming from smallholder farmers. We hope to open consumers and chocolate makers eyes to the power of their purchasing and demonstrate the importance, however risky, of disclosing farmgate pricing in the supply chain.