19/20 MID-YEAR REVIEW*

Bringing you news and updates about the Cocoa Horizons Program from around the world.
The Cocoa Horizons Foundation aims to improve the livelihoods of cocoa farmers while
protecting children and nature. The program is currently present in Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana,Cameroon, Brazil, Indonesia and is being introduced in Ecuador this year.
Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, some activities conducted in groups were suspended,however individual activities continued following local precautionary measures.
*Activities from September 2019 through February 2020; interim results only, year-end performance will be third
party verified by PwC

SCALING IMPACT AND DRIVING CHANGE THROUGHPRODUCTIVITY, COMMUNITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL
ACTIVITIESTHE COCOA HORIZONSPROGRAM COVERS:

Farmer Group and Group Member requirements
Traceability of cocoa from farmer to first buyer warehouse
Training of Farmer Group and Farmers
Targeted cocoa productivity interventions
Targeted community interventions
Targeted environmental interventions
Transparency of premium flows

FARMER GROUP AND GROUPMEMBER REQUIREMENTS:
100% of farmer groups respect and sign:

FARMER GROUPS
Supplier CodeTHE PROGRAMREACHES:The Cocoa Horizons
Convention
The Child Labor Charter

Globally 175 farmer groups (24 new ones) delivered Horizons cocoa, a
15% increase from previous year.
106,555 Cocoa Horizons registered farmers have actively delivered
cocoa beans this year (an increase of 25% versus last FY)
65,725 in Ghana
33,541 in Côte d’Ivoire
5,534 in Cameroon
1,498 in Indonesia
257 in Brazil

A Declaration that cocoa is
not and will not be sourced
from protected forests

92,129 MT of Horizons cocoa beans delivered(up 25% from the 18/19 season)

TRACEABILITY
OF COCOA
BEANS:

50,000 MT in Ghana
30,677 MT in Côte d’Ivoire
10,486 MT in Cameroon
795 MT in Brazil
171 MT in Indonesia
All Horizons Cocoa is traced from farmer to first Barry
Callebaut buying sites. From there, it follows massbalance principles.

COCOA HORIZONSACADEMYCocoa Horizons continues the roll out a farmer graduation system toevaluate training outcomes and knowledge retention of farmers.
While the graduations is still underway in most countries, this firsthalf-year the following number of farmers have been assessed percountry:

50,942 in Ghana
3,288 in Cameroon
222 in Indonesia

Final results of the assessment i.e. graduation results will be
included in the full year report.
The goal is to assess 100% of the farmers over the next years.

PROSPERINGFARMERS
Through the Cocoa Horizons paid infrastructure 20,460 farmers
had access to a Farm Business Plans in West Africa (an increase of106% versus prior year)

5,803 in Côte d’Ivoire
12,600 in Ghana
1,932 in Cameroon
125 MT in Brazil

Income Diversification
With the goal to further diversify income of cocoa farmers and beless dependent on cocoa bean prices. A process to scale up
income generating activities has started.
313 groups have benefited from the learnings of pilots. Activities
such as poultry or vegetable green houses have taken place inGhana and Ivory Coast.

COMMUNITY:

40 communities in Côte d'Ivoire reached by the Cocoa Horizons
truck providing services such as education on child protection,
medical check-ups and community engagement.
18,589 community members sensitized on child labor in Côted'IvoireChild Labor Monitoring and Remediation
System (CLMRS) – West Africa
While a new approach focused on child labor prevention is piloted, theprogram is also expanding scope of CLMRS in West Africa:
30,010 farmers have been interviewed (up 154% compared to prior year)
2,168 cases identified last year are in the process of being remediated (56%progress)

Women’s Empowerment
26,402 women are Cocoa Horizons registered farmers (up 30%from the 18/19 season), approximately 19% of total:

3,760 in Côte d’Ivoire
21,032 in Ghana
1,289 in Cameroon
321 in Indonesia

Collaborating on preventing the spreadof COVID-19 in cocoa producing
countries, the Cocoa Horizons
Foundation has donated soap, cleanwater washing stations, sanitation kits
and posters in Cocoa Horizons
communities in Ivory Coast and Ghana.

ENVIRONMENT:

Environmental activities are ongoing since a year now. They
include environmental protection training, but also seedling
distribution which will happen in the coming months.
Additionally the Foundation is also supporting the distribution ofcookstoves for Cocoa Horizons farmers.
Delivery of cookstoves to farmers has started:
2,653 in Côte d’Ivoire

FARMERTESTIMONIALSCAMEROONGHANACAMEROONTAYIBA
As a mother of two, I want to contribute to my family’s income sothat I can better support my children’s future. With the help of
Cocoa Horizons, I have learned the business of making soap and am
now selling my products to earn an income.

GHISLAINE
We are proud of our efforts as a nation to double the rate ofreforestation in Cameroon, and this is something we areworking hard at to maintain.

“I have learned the business of making soap
and am now selling my products to earn anincome.”CÔTE D’IVOIREECUADORNINAUFA
We’re putting in place
economically viable models ofproduction with several valueadded trees such as plantains,gliricidia, and teak, in addition tococoa.

REYES
I feel happy and proud that I have this farm with cocoa. Iam doing well and I know I’ll be fine.