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farmers & traders

The cocoa value chain starts with the relation between farmers and traders. Traders, whether they are small middlemen, licensed buying companies (LBCs), cooperatives or industry players, all have different types of relations with farmers.

Often farmers do not oversee the chain and are only familiar with the chain actor they directly sell to. How can relations between farmers and traders contribute to sustainable cocoa?

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