Coop representative
“We farmers also benefit from the cooperative from a social point of view. It offers us training, helps us with materials and loans, and invests in schools.” Blaise M’Dri Konan, cocoa farmer
Supporting farmer members
Cooperatives can help improve economic and social conditions for cocoa farmers by working in a democratic, fair and transparent way to meet the needs of their farmer members.
Cocoa farmer Blaise M’Dri Konan from Gligbéadji in Ivory Coast is a member of the cooperative COOPAGLI, which participates in the Quality Partner Program. He describes the benefits that the cooperative offers:
“I joined my cooperative mainly to become stronger because when I sell my cocoa myself, the traders force down the prices. The cooperative can sell the cocoa for a higher price. We farmers also benefit from the cooperative from a social point of view. It offers us training, helps with materials and loans, and invests in schools so that our children don’t have so far to go to school anymore.”
