Our Cocoa
PARTNERSHIPS
OUR COCOA
PARTNERSHIPS
Our aim is not only to have transparent supply chains, but also to work together with the people who grow the cocoa for us. Day after day, they work with passion to produce the best cocoa beans for our chocolate.
To ensure a reliable framework for our partnership, we work together with our partners, the farming organisations and the farmers in individual cocoa programmes and create a predictable basis for the future.
7
COCOA
PROGRAMMES
are suported by
RITTER SPORT
More than
23,000
PARTICIPATING
PARTNERS
TONS OF COCOA BEANS
More than
30,000
35
YEARS
More than
COCOA PARTNERSHIPS
COCOA
PROGRAMMES
Are suported by
RITTER SPORT
7
PARTICIPATING
FARMERS
More than
23,000
More than
30,000
TONS OF
COCOA
BEANS
More than
YEARS
OF COCOA
PARTNERSHIPS
35
Our aim is not only to have transparent supply chains, but also to work together with the people who grow the cocoa for us. Day after day, they work with passion to produce the best cocoa beans for our chocolate.
To ensure a reliable framework for our partnership, we work together with our partners, the farming organisations and the farmers in individual cocoa programmes and create a predictable basis for the future.
CÔTE D'IVOIRE
YAO ADJOUA PRUDENCE
“We have to keep renewing our trees because trees also grow old, which leads to lower yields."
Knowing that her children are well cared for, even though they are already grown up, is the most important thing for Yao. Her big goal is to leave her children their own house one day. Yao grows cocoa on about two hectares and harvests around 1,500 kg annually. Sustainable farming methods are essential for that.
GHANA
JONES OKYERE DARKO
“I want to further increase my cocoa yields. I have gained a lot of valuable knowledge and support in
the training courses.”
As a member of the Cocoa Abrabopa Association producer organisation, Jones has been able to increase his yields thanks to his participation in training courses as part of our cocoa programme. He harvests a good 2,400 kg of cocoa annually. For Jones, who attended senior high school himself, it is important that his three children, aged nine, eleven and 17, also receive a good education.
GHANA
JONES OKYERE DARKO
““I want to further increase my cocoa yields. I have gained a lot of valuable knowledge and support in the training courses.”
As a member of the Cocoa Abrabopa Association producer organisation, Jones has been able to increase his yields thanks to his participation in training courses as part of our cocoa programme. He harvests a good 2,400 kg of cocoa annually. For Jones, who attended senior high school himself, it is important that his three children, aged nine, eleven and 17, also receive a good education.
NIGERIA
TIAMIYU SILIFATU
“I want to be the best cocoa farmer.”
Tiamiyu, who is over 70 years old, has been growing cocoa on a good five hectares of land for many years. She learned how to improve her cultivation methods in the training courses she took as part of our cocoa programme. This includes, for example, removing trees that are too close together to provide the cocoa with more light and ventilation, thereby reducing pest infestation and increasing yields.
NICARAGUA
Cacao-Nica
ROSIBEL MESIS ZELEDÓN
“The farm provides a livelihood for my family and, what is particularly important to me, it finances my children's education.”
Rosibel is one of over 2,300 Cacao-Nica partners. She lives with her family in the community of El Laberinto, about 75 kilometres from our purchasing and drying station in Matagalpa. After her divorce, Rosibel joined a cooperative that participates in our Cacao-Nica programme. An initial microloan enabled her to purchase a few hectares of land. Today, Rosibel cultivates around 14 hectares with two permanent employees.
NICARAGUA
Cacao-Nica
ROSIBEL MESIS ZELEDÓN
“The farm provides a livelihood for my family and,
what is particularly important to me, it finances my children's education.”
Rosibel is one of over 2,300 Cacao-Nica partners. She lives with her family in the community of El Laberinto, about 75 kilometres from our purchasing and drying station in Matagalpa. After her divorce, Rosibel joined a cooperative that participates in our Cacao-Nica programme. An initial microloan enabled her to purchase a few hectares of land. Today, Rosibel cultivates around 14 hectares with two permanent employees.
PERU
CHRISOSTOMO SALAZAR GOMEZ
“We are investing in more climate-resistant cocoa cultivation, so that
we can continue to make a good
living from it.”
For Chrisostomo, the fact that there is now a market for Peruvian cocoa and that producers can actively do something to increase their yields is a sign that cocoa cultivation in Peru has changed for the better in recent years. He and his wife harvest around 3,600 kg of cocoa annually on their approximately four hectares.
PERU
Chrisostomo Salazar Gomez
"We are investing in more climate-resistant cocoa cultivation, so that we can continue to make a good living from it.”
For Chrisostomo, the fact that there is now a market for Peruvian cocoa and that producers can actively do something to increase their yields is a sign that cocoa cultivation in Peru has changed for the better in recent years. He and his wife harvest around 3,600 kg of cocoa annually on their approximately four hectares.
