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Written question asked by Stephen Doughty (Labour) on Tuesday, 12 February 2019, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 18 February 2019 (named day). It was answered by Harriett Baldwin (Conservative) on Monday, 18 February 2019 on behalf of the Department for International Development.

Developing Countries: Cocoa

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what estimate her Department has made of the number of (a) West African and (b) South and Latin American cocoa producers supplying (i) the UK and (ii) other EU countries while earning less than the living income.

Answer

DFID has not made an estimate of the number of cocoa producers in West Africa and South and Latin America supplying the UK and the EU while earning less than the living income.

DFID is committed to driving inclusive and sustainable growth that lifts people out of poverty. More than 8 million people have benefited from DFID’s current agriculture programmes since 2010. In West Africa we are supporting the Cocoa and Forest Initiative to promote a sustainable cocoa sector which benefits smallholder farmers.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
220234
Session
2017-19
Subjects
Developing countries Cocoa
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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