Cocoa Life

We source our cocoa from a number of countries, and in each of these countries Cocoa Life is at the heart of what we do there. It all began in 2011 with the ambition to help communities in cocoa regions. From farming techniques, to looking after the environment and supporting the local economy, it supports the community as a whole.

Today we’re proud to say that Cadbury Dairy Milk cocoa is sustainably sourced through Cocoa Life, and by 2025 we’re aiming to say the same for all Cadbury products.

Yaa’s Story: How Cocoa Life is making a difference to Ghanaian farmers and their families

Every bar of Cadbury Dairy Milk you buy helps to make a difference in many different ways

It teaches cocoa farmers to grow crops in a way that looks after the environment

1.40,000 farmers have been trained in better ways to farm. This means they can make as much cocoa as possible to keep their farms prosperous, while still caring for the environment.

It plants trees and protects the future of cocoa regions

84m cocoa trees, and 1.2m other trees, have been planted to preserve the land. Not just that, 93.000 farms have now been mapped out and are monitored to ensure they're not encroaching on rainforest.

It ensures cocoa farmers can earn a better living, meaning better quality of life for their families & communities

Education and training is key. Almost 10,000 young people have been trained in cocoa farming, 51,00 community members have been educated in financial literacy and 50,000 women have been trained in business skills. To protect vulnerable children and ensure they get the best start in life, child labour monitoring and prevention has been established in hundreds of communities.

It cares for cocoa growing communities, so children can access education

270,863 community members and farmers have been educated on issues of child labour and forced child labour and there are now 583 communities with child labour monitoring and remediation systems in place. In Cote d'Ivoire over $3million has been invested into an early childhood development, and access to quality education, programme. All of this means that children will have the tools they need to grow.

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