*Organically grown or produced.<\/p>\n
(1)100% of the total agricultural ingredients are Fair Trade certified according to the Fair for Life and FiABLE standards. More information at\u00a0www.fairforlife.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n May contain nuts and milk.<\/strong><\/p>\n (2) The proportion of our origins may vary, depending on the harvest.<\/p>\n Store away from moisture and heat, between 15 and 18\u00b0C.<\/p>\n","detail":{"label":"","value":"0"}},{"title":"Tempering","active":false,"content":" Melting T\u00b0 : 50\u00b0C \u2013 55\u00b0C<\/p>\n Crystallisation T\u00b0 : 27\u00b0C \u2013 29\u00b0C<\/p>\n Using T\u00b0 : 31\u00b0C \u2013 33\u00b0C<\/p>\n","detail":{"label":"","value":"0"}},{"title":"","active":true,"content":"","detail":{"label":"","value":"0"}}],"logos":[{"image":959},{"image":1055}],"indications":[{"text":"without lecithin"},{"text":"without vanilla"}],"recipes":{"title":"","recipes":"","button":{"label":"","link":""}},"content_two_col-2":{"":null,"title":"","subtitle":"","content":"","text_position":"left","bg_active":false,"image":false,"btn_label":"En savoir plus","btn_link":""},"content_two_col-1":{"":null,"title":"","subtitle":"","content":"","text_position":"right","image":1484,"btn_label":"en savoir plus","btn_link":"https:\/\/www.kaoka.fr\/en\/our-approach\/"},"content_main":{"title":"THIS CHOCOLATE PROTECTS FORESTS","subtitle":"#STOP DEFORESTATION","content":" Did you know that cocoa could be responsible for deforestation? It\u2019s true, but not at Kaoka! Our direct link with the producers means we can control the full traceability of our cocoa and put in place effective solutions with them to guarantee you\u00a0deforestation-free cocoa<\/a>.<\/p>\n Kaoka chocolates are made with 100% cocoa from our programs: Ecuador, Sao Tom\u00e9, Peru and the Dominican Republic. This choice enables us to ensure that the cocoa we use is of the highest quality, grown with respect for the environment and biodiversity, and truly remunerative for our partner producers.<\/p>\n"},"cards":{"cards":[{"title":"3,108","bg_color":"light","content":" partner growers in 2022 in S\u00e3o Tom\u00e9<\/p>\n","icon":"","image":false,"btn_label":"","btn_link":""},{"title":"86,881","bg_color":"light","content":" cocoa plants grafted and distributed to our partner growers since 2020 in S\u00e3o Tom\u00e9<\/p>\n","icon":"","image":false,"btn_label":"","btn_link":""},{"title":"232 ha","bg_color":"light","content":" of plantations renovated since 2020 in S\u00e3o Tom\u00e9<\/p>\n","icon":"","image":false,"btn_label":"","btn_link":""}],"inline":false},"video":{"id":"kGp0-wGtunw","btn_label":"Discover the CECAB cooperative in S\u00e3o Tom\u00e9","btn_link":"https:\/\/www.kaoka.fr\/en\/areas\/sao-tome\/","btn_style":"green"},"content_two_col":{"":null,"title":"OUR KNOW HOW","subtitle":"At Kaoka, nothing is left to chance","content":" Thanks to its integrated programs\u2019 model, Kaoka is present at all stages (from the selection of varieties to the preparation of chocolate recipes) to guarantee the highest quality chocolates with exemplary traceability.<\/p>\n","text_position":"left","bg_active":false,"image":6352,"btn_label":"Find out more","btn_link":"https:\/\/www.kaoka.fr\/en\/our-expertise\/"},"cover_image":{"title":"","display_button":false,"image":14427},"section_featured_products":{"title":"#OUR OTHER REFERENCES FOR YOUR PRODUCTS","products":[{"ID":8278,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2021-08-01 10:35:37","post_date_gmt":"2021-08-01 10:35:37","post_content":"","post_title":"Dark 64% S\u00e3o Tom\u00e9 - Roca Grande","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"private","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"dark-64-sao-tome","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-08-29 09:53:02","post_modified_gmt":"2025-08-29 09:53:02","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.kaoka.fr\/professionnels\/%products_type%\/noir-64-sao-tome\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"products_pro","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":8276,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2021-08-01 10:40:45","post_date_gmt":"2021-08-01 10:40:45","post_content":"","post_title":"Dark 66% S\u00e3o Tom\u00e9 - Tchiloli","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"dark-66-sao-tome-tchiloli","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-05-06 07:30:51","post_modified_gmt":"2025-05-06 07:30:51","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.kaoka.fr\/professionnels\/%products_type%\/noir-66-sao-tome-tchiloli\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"products_pro","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":8274,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2021-08-01 10:45:04","post_date_gmt":"2021-08-01 10:45:04","post_content":"","post_title":"Dark 72% Ecuador - Rio Arriba","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"dark-72-ecuador-2","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-05-06 07:30:38","post_modified_gmt":"2025-05-06 07:30:38","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.kaoka.fr\/professionnels\/%products_type%\/noir-72-equateur\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"products_pro","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":8268,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2021-08-01 11:10:52","post_date_gmt":"2021-08-01 11:10:52","post_content":"","post_title":"Dark 80% Ecuador - La Pepa de Oro","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"dark-80-ecuador-2","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-05-06 07:29:40","post_modified_gmt":"2025-05-06 07:29:40","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.kaoka.fr\/professionnels\/%products_type%\/996\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"products_pro","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":9299,"post_author":"3","post_date":"2021-08-01 10:31:43","post_date_gmt":"2021-08-01 10:31:43","post_content":"","post_title":"Noir 58% R\u00e9p. 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In order to curb this phenomenon, the European Union has adopted an ambitious new regulatory text that could shake up the supply policies of many stakeholders. Indeed, preserving forests remains one of the most effective levers in the fight against climate change.\r\n\r\nPart 1\r\n\r\nThe role of forests: essential to our balance<\/a>\r\nThe effects and consequences of deforestation<\/a>\r\nForest conservation: a major challenge for slowing the effects of climate change and biodiversity loss<\/a>\r\nA European regulation against deforestation and forest degradation<\/a>\r\n\r\nPart 2\r\nKaoka: already committed to zero deforestation cocoa<\/a>\r\nKaoka, your sustainable cocoa\/chocolate supplier<\/a>\r\n\r\n \r\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.kaoka.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/foret-perou.jpg\")
<\/p>\nThe role of forests: essential to our balance<\/h2>\r\nAs an essential link in the global climate, forests are an invaluable treasure trove, providing vital functions for many species, including our own.<\/strong> They are home to between 50 and 75% of all living species (animals, plants and insects). They are a bulwark against storms and floods. As guardians of rivers, forests provide drinking water to almost half of the world's largest cities, thanks to their filtering capacity.\r\nTropical forests represent the second largest carbon reservoir on the planet.<\/strong> Their significant carbon sequestration capacity is essential to our planet's carbon cycle.<\/strong>\r\n\r\n
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\r\nThe effects and consequences of deforestation<\/h2>\r\n
The impact of deforestation on greenhouse gas emissions<\/h3>\r\nFor over 30 years, deforestation has continued to increase, considerably reducing the planet's carbon storage capacity and contributing to the increase in CO2 in the atmosphere. This phenomenon is also accompanied by an increase in greenhouse gas emissions as the soil, now bare, releases some of the stored organic carbon.<\/strong> This dual consequence is exacerbating climate change. According to the IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change), deforestation is responsible for 11% of greenhouse gas emissions.<\/strong>\r\n\r\n
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\r\n\r\n[memo title=\"deforestation in figures\" text=\"The FAO estimates that 420 million hectares of forest - around 10% of the world's forests, or more than the size of the European Union - disappeared between 1990 and 2020. Each year, the world continues to lose a further 10 million hectares of forest.\"]\r\nThe impact of climate change on forests<\/h3>\r\nClimate change is bringing many negative effects, including an increase in extreme temperatures and droughts. The combination of these phenomena weakens the forests and is at the root of the megafires we have seen in California, Australia, Chile and recently in Canada. These large-scale fires cause a massive release of CO2, which contributes to climate change. A veritable vicious circle...\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n
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\r\n\r\n \r\nDeforestation: a major cause of biodiversity loss<\/h3>\r\nThe deterioration of forests to make way for agricultural plots results in a net loss of biodiversity.<\/strong> The change in land use disrupts the natural habitats of many species, which see their territories shrink or disappear. Clearing forests also provides a gateway for new invasive species,<\/strong> upsetting the local ecosystem balance and causing the disappearance of local species.\r\n\r\nClimate change, exacerbated by deforestation and the destruction of natural environments, is also a major cause of biodiversity loss.<\/strong> In recent years, animal and plant species have been disappearing at an unprecedented rate, with serious consequences for the balance of the living world, of which we are a part. It's important to remember that our food supply is directly dependent on pollinating insect populations.<\/strong>\r\n\r\n[memo title=\"Biodiversity loss\" text=\"68% of vertebrate populations (mammals, fish, birds, reptiles and amphibians) disappeared between 1970 and 2016, in less than 50 years. \"]\r\n\r\nMore than half of the world's gross domestic product is based on ecosystems and the services they provide.<\/strong>\r\n\r\n \r\n
Forest conservation: a major challenge for slowing the effects of climate change and biodiversity loss<\/h2>\r\n
The causes of deforestation: between production and consumption<\/h3>\r\nLivestock farming and agricultural production are the main causes of deforestation worldwide. The European Union plays a key role here, with the EU's share of imported deforestation estimated at 36% of total trade-related deforestation over the period 1990-2008.<\/strong>\r\n\r\n
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\r\nImported deforestation: what is it?<\/h3>\r\nImported deforestation represents the direct or indirect deforestation caused by the production of raw materials or processed products outside the consumer's national territory.<\/strong>\r\nGlobal deforestation is mainly linked to agriculture, mining and logging (for construction, paper and timber). 75% of deforestation is caused by agriculture, mainly cattle, palm oil and soya production. Other crops such as rice, cocoa and sugar cause forest degradation.\r\n\r\n
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\r\nWhy is cocoa responsible for deforestation?<\/h3>\r\nLike many crops, cocoa has developed along a pioneering front:<\/strong> Forests are cut down or degraded to make way for cocoa plantations.<\/strong> Faced with growing world demand for cocoa, West Africa - the first and main production area - has been the scene of this process of migration and pioneering conquest of tropical forests.\r\n\r\n[memo title=\"Did you know about this?\" text=\"It is estimated that cocoa farming has led to the deforestation of around 2.5 million hectares since the early 1990s in the 4 main cocoa-producing countries.\"]\r\n\r\n \r\n
A European regulation against deforestation and forest degradation<\/h2>\r\nIntroduced by the European Commission, this European regulation will prohibit the placing on the market or export from the European market of products that have contributed to deforestation or forest degradation after 31 December 2020.<\/strong>\r\n
Raw materials affected by this regulation<\/h3>\r\nEntered into force on 30 June 2023, this regulation covers 7 consumer goods: coffee, cocoa, rubber, palm oil, soya, beef and timber, as well as their by-products<\/strong> such as leather, charcoal, printed paper and chocolate.\r\n\r\n
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\r\n\r\nIt is important to note that there will be no national transposition: this means that the regulation will be applied in the same way throughout Europe. Providing for a transition period of 18 months to give the stakeholders and operators concerned time to comply, it will come into force on 30 December 2024.<\/strong>\r\n<\/h3>\r\n
An essential definition of the forest<\/h3>\r\nTo determine whether deforestation is taking place, we need to agree on what defines a forest. The regulation is based on the FAO definition (\"Global Forest Resources Assessment. Terms and definitions FRA 2020<\/em>\" ) of forest as land larger than 0.5 hectares with trees higher than 5 metres and a canopy cover of more than 10%<\/strong>, or trees capable of reaching these thresholds in situ. It does not include land that is mainly used for agricultural or urban purposes.\r\n\r\n
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\r\n\r\n \r\nA duty of due diligence<\/h3>\r\nBefore their products are exported or placed on the market, the companies affected by the application of the regulation (operators and traders) will be obliged to carry out \"due diligence\" in order to provide sufficient information to prove that the product involves no or negligible risk of deforestation.<\/strong> They will therefore need to geolocate the origin of the product or raw material at plot level.\r\n\r\nGeolocation, as defined by the regulations, is the location of a parcel of land described using latitude and longitude coordinates. For parcels larger than 4 ha, the geographical location must be provided using polygons describing the perimeter of each parcel.\r\n\r\nA system for classifying countries according to the risks associated with deforestation will be published over the next 18 months. Operators will then have to adopt appropriate procedures and measures to deal with the potential risks identified.\r\n\r\nTo ensure that it is applied, a national competent authority will be appointed by the end of 2023.\r\n\r\n[Nous mettrons \u00e0 jour cet article d\u00e8s que les informations relatives seront disponibles.]<\/em>\r\n\r\n \r\n
Zero deforestation certification: does it exist?<\/h3>\r\nToday, while some certifications (such as Fair for Life) include deforestation as a KO criterion (meaning that if the independent auditing body identifies deforestation, the operator loses its certification), there are no zero-deforestation certifications, strictly speaking.\r\n\r\nAlso, the European regulation against imported deforestation does not recognise any certification that would allow the operator to replace its responsibility.<\/strong> However, certification systems can be used during risk assessment to provide additional information on compliance with the requirements set out in the regulation.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n
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\r\nKaoka: already committed to zero deforestation cocoa<\/h2>\r\nAn early advocate of environmental issues, Kaoka has been working on the subject for several years. Dialogue and prevention with our producer partners are at the heart of our approach.<\/strong> To go even further, we have already begun to deploy tools to guarantee that the cocoa in our supply chains is free from deforestation.\r\n\r\n[memo title=\"An 8.97 million euro project for zero deforestation cocoa\" text=\"In 2021, Kaoka signed an ambitious public-private partnership for the conservation and regeneration of ecosystems\/protection of biodiversity and the promotion of truly sustainable agricultural practices within cocoa sectors in Peru, Colombia and Ecuador. With the support of the French Global Environment Facility (Fonds Fran\u00e7ais pour l'Environnement Mondial) and agroecology research bodies, Kaoka intends to demonstrate the effectiveness of its cultivation model and its ability to be replicated. A revolution that the cocoa industry must lead! \"]\r\nTo find out more about this project, we invite you to read this article on Kaoka's commitment to zero deforestation cocoa.<\/a>\r\n
Mapping and digitising producers' plots to ensure landscape conservation<\/h3>\r\nKaoka's strength lies in the integration of cocoa programs into its strategy and operations.<\/strong> Thanks to our close links with producer organisations, all the producers we work with are clearly identified.<\/strong> So we had beginning by geolocating each of our partner producers' plots with a GPS point.\r\nThen the edges of these plots were then trimmed and digitised, including plantations of less than 4 hectares.\r\n\r\n
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\r\nThe only way to ensure forest conservation: satellite images<\/h3>\r\nThe polygons of the producers' plots are superimposed on satellite images of the forest areas. This enables us to check that the plantations of our producer partners do not expand over time to the detriment of the forests.<\/strong>\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_14828\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"1200\"]
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Kaoka's actions to guarantee zero deforestation cocoa[\/caption]\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nHere is the current status of this project in each of our sectors (February 2024 datas<\/em>):\r\n\r\n\u2013 Ecuador: 100% of plot perimeters georeferenced\r\n\u2013 S\u00e3o Tom\u00e9: 100% of plot perimeters georeferenced\r\n\u2013 Peru: 100% of plot perimeters georeferenced\r\n\u2013 Dominican Republic: 100% of plot perimeters georeferenced\r\n\r\nSince the end of 2023, Kaoka has achieved its objective of having 100% of the borders of its plots georeferenced, one year before the implementation of the European regulation to combat imported deforestation.<\/strong>\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nHowever, it is important to remember that behind the phenomenon of deforestation lies an economic necessity:<\/strong> the forests are cut down to enable people to grow crops and thus earn a living. This requires the cocoa and chocolate industry to make an active commitment with viable solutions to support producers.<\/strong>\r\n\r\nAware of the importance of producers' incomes, Kaoka has been supporting producers for over 30 years with strong guarantees: 100% purchase of their harvest to ensure an outlet, a purchase price higher than the market price, and the implementation of renovation programmes to restore their plantations and improve their harvests year after year.<\/strong>\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n
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Signing forest conservation agreements with producers<\/h3>\r\nWe are currently working with producers and cooperatives to define management plans for their farms, which will lead to the signing of conservation agreements designed to protect and enhance the forests in their regions and limit the expansion of farms.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\n<\/h2>\r\n
Kaoka, your sustainable cocoa\/chocolate supplier<\/h2>\r\nChoosing Kaoka as a supplier means securing cocoa supplies that meet the highest standards in terms of sustainability and CSR. This is your guarantee that your cocoa or chocolate raw material is not responsible for deforestation. It means reassuring your own customers with a 'clean' product that respects people and the environment.\r\n\r\nIn Kaoka\u00ae chocolates, the cocoa paste and cocoa butter are made exclusively from cocoa beans from its own integrated, certified organic and Fair Trade cocoa programs.<\/a>\r\n\r\nHere you can find all Kaoka\u00ae products for professional use.<\/a>\r\n\r\n
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\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nWe hope this article has enabled you to find out more about the subject of imported deforestation and the new related European regulation. We encourage you to pay close attention to the information provided by brands to avoid greenwashing. If you have any specific questions, please do not hesitate to contact us<\/a>.","post_title":"Everything you need to know about the new EU regulation on zero imported deforestation","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-new-eu-regulation-on-zero-imported-deforestation","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-05-24 09:00:49","post_modified_gmt":"2024-05-24 09:00:49","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.kaoka.fr\/lactualite-de-kaoka\/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-new-eu-regulation-on-zero-imported-deforestation\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":14197,"post_author":"3","post_date":"2023-11-29 11:22:58","post_date_gmt":"2023-11-29 11:22:58","post_content":"Today, forest preservation remains one of the most effective levers in the fight against climate change. As an early advocate of environmental issues, Kaoka has been working for several years against deforestation<\/strong>.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n \t
\r\n\r\nWhy can cocoa be a source of deforestation ?<\/h2>\r\n
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\r\n\r\nFirst of all, a little background: how can chocolate be a vector for deforestation?\r\n\r\nThe main causes of deforestation are mining, agriculture and forestry. Worldwide, livestock and agricultural production are responsible for around 80% of deforestation.<\/strong>\r\n\r\nLike soya and palm oil, cocoa has been clearly identified as contributing to deforestation. And remember, cocoa is one of the main ingredients in chocolate<\/a>.\r\n\r\nCocoa is affected by deforestation because it is grown in tropical areas and in countries where the forests were, until now, little protected. At the same time, the growing demand for chocolate in Western countries has encouraged the felling of forest plots for cocoa plantations.\r\n\r\nIt is estimated that the development of cocoa farming has led to the deforestation of around 2.5 million hectares<\/strong> since the early 1990s, in the 4 main cocoa-producing countries: C\u00f4te d'Ivoire, Ghana, Indonesia and Nigeria.\r\n\r\nSource: Cocoa certification and the fight against deforestation - CIRAD February 2021<\/em>\r\nCocoa and pioneer fronts<\/h2>\r\nLike many other crops, cocoa farming has developed along pioneering front lines.\r\n\r\n
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\r\n\r\nThis phenomenon of pioneering conquest of tropical forests is unfortunately exacerbated by the falling productivity of existing plantations and the resulting low remuneration of growers.\r\n\r\nThis is a vicious circle, because once the forest is felled, the soil on this bare land rapidly becomes impoverished. The soil is a reserve of resources and nutrients that is essential for trees and their development. In poor soil, the trees health and growing are impacted and the plantation becomes less productive. Without sufficient harvests, growers are forced to extend their cultivation areas into forested areas. And so on, the forest is degraded or felled until it disappears completely.\r\nThe introduction of a European regulation<\/h2>\r\nFaced with the challenge of preserving forests in the fight against climate change, the European Union has adopted a new regulatory text<\/a> which, from January 2025, will ban the sale on the European market of products (cocoa, coffee, palm, wood, beef, soya, rubber) which have caused the deforestation of forests after 31 December 2020.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n
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\r\n\r\nAt Kaoka, we've been taking the issue of deforestation very seriously for many years.\r\n\r\nWe know that behind the phenomenon of deforestation lies an economic necessity: the forests are cut down to enable people to grow crops and thus earn a living.<\/strong>\r\n\r\nThanks to our integrated cocoa supply chain structure<\/a>, our proximity to producers means that we are aware of the problems in producing countries much more quickly and much earlier. What sets us apart is the strong link we have with producer cooperatives. We have been working exclusively with them for over 20 years. By integrating the cocoa programs into the heart of our company strategy, we are able to work together daily and set up long-term projects alongside them.\r\n\r\nWe are convinced that it is essential to support producers in sustaining their plantations and harvests in order to combat deforestation.<\/strong>\r\n\r\nAware of the importance of producer income, our support includes a number of strong guarantees:\r\n\r\n \t
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For 30 years, Kaoka has supported growers with strong guarantees.[\/caption]\r\nAn 8.97 million euro project for zero deforestation cocoa<\/h2>\r\nIn parallel with this global support, Kaoka is carrying out other projects to introduce sustainable cocoa-growing methods to preserve biodiversity.\r\n\r\nIn 2021, we signed a public-private partnership for the conservation and regeneration of ecosystems, the protection of biodiversity and the promotion of truly sustainable agricultural practices within cocoa sectors in Peru, Colombia and Ecuador.\r\n\r\n
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\r\n\r\nWith the support of the French Global Environment Facility and agroecology research bodies, Kaoka aims to demonstrate the effectiveness of its agroforestry cultivation model and its ability to be replicated.\r\n\r\n \u27a4 For more information on the 8,97M\u20ac project for a zero deforestation cocoa.<\/a>\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\nHow does Kaoka ensure that its cocoa chains are not responsible for deforestation?<\/h2>\r\nTo guarantee that the cocoa in our chocolates is not responsible for deforestation<\/strong>, Kaoka has drawn up a stringent set of standards. Of course, these standards have been co-constructed with our producer organisations partners<\/strong>, with the support of agro-ecology research bodies. This document constitutes a system of guarantees which enables us to control various points throughout the cocoa production chain.\r\n
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Controlling traceability<\/h3>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nGathering information is a prerequisite for implementing a \"zero deforestation\" approach. In our integrated cocoa programs, all our producer partners are clearly identified. This identification is essential for the steps that follow.\r\n\r\n
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Risk analysis<\/h3>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nEach country or production area has a different context, with its own cultivation practices. At Kaoka, with the support of agroecology researchers, we have studied the risks in all the areas in which we operate.\r\n
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An essential tool: satellite images<\/h3>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nTo ensure that plantations do not expand to the detriment of forest areas, we have chosen to use satellite images<\/strong>.\r\n\r\nFirst of all, the perimeters of the edges of our grower partners' plots were delimited by GPS points and digitised.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_13087\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"1200\"]
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How Kaoka ensures that cocoa plantations do not encroach on forests[\/caption]\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nThis information is then superimposed on satellite images highlighting forest areas. By analysing these images over time, we can check that plantations are not expanding at the expense of rainforests.\r\n\r\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.kaoka.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Geolocalisation-parcelles-plantation-producteurs-cacao.jpg\")
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Implementation of mitigation measures<\/h3>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nThe small producers, we work with, own their land, whether agricultural or forestry. They therefore have the right to develop them as they see fit, in compliance with the local regulations in force, of course. That's why raising awareness and training producers are at the heart of our 'zero deforestation' approach.\r\n\r\nThanks to agro-ecology researchers, we have been able to define the priority areas for conservation. Our ambition is to sign conservation agreements with producers. We are currently working on the offsets to these agreements. The aim of these management plans is to protect and enhance local forests while limiting the expansion of agricultural land.\r\n\r\nOur projects to support agroforestry, restore soil fertility and clear deforested areas are other ways of ensuring that cocoa is grown in a way that preserves the forest.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_13705\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"1200\"]
The wealth of the Peruvian forest[\/caption]\r\n\r\n \t
A conscious decision to reject mass balance in favour of segregated production<\/h3>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nAll Kaoka\u00ae chocolates are made in a segregated process<\/a>: in other words, our fair trade ingredients are 100% physically traceable and are not mixed with non-fair trade cocoa. This gives our customers and consumers the guarantee that the cocoa in their Kaoka bars is not contributing to deforestation.<\/strong>\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nWe hope this article has enabled you to find out a little more about the deforestation linked to cocoa production and the various actions taken by Kaoka to ensure that our chocolate is not responsible for deforestation. We can only encourage you to be vigilant with regard to the information communicated by brands on this subject.\r\n\r\nWe would be delighted to answer any questions you may have. You can contact us using our contact form<\/a>.","post_title":"Kaoka truly committed against deforestation","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"kaoka-truly-committed-against-deforestation","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-04-19 14:44:09","post_modified_gmt":"2024-04-19 14:44:09","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.kaoka.fr\/lactualite-de-kaoka\/kaoka-truly-committed-against-deforestation\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":13443,"post_author":"3","post_date":"2023-09-28 14:08:13","post_date_gmt":"2023-09-28 14:08:13","post_content":" \r\n\r\nVous avez loup\u00e9 les \u00e9pisodes pr\u00e9c\u00e9dents de notre mini s\u00e9rie ? Nous vous recommandons l'article sur Les dessous de la fabrication du chocolat<\/a>.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n
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\r\n\r\n\u00c9pisode 7 : Chocolat \u00e9quitable : s\u00e9gr\u00e9gation versus mass balance<\/h2>\r\n[embed]https:\/\/youtu.be\/xLQCmKjEyEY[\/embed]\r\n\r\nIl existe 2 fa\u00e7ons de fabriquer du chocolat \u00e9quitable. La fabrication par s\u00e9gr\u00e9gation<\/strong> versus la fabrication par Mass Balance<\/strong>. Pas d\u2019inqui\u00e9tude, on va tout vous expliquer !\r\n\r\nDans une fabrication par s\u00e9gr\u00e9gation, on utilise des f\u00e8ves de cacao certifi\u00e9es \u00e9quitables pour fabriquer du chocolat \u00e9quitable, de la p\u00e2te de cacao \u00e9quitable, du beurre de cacao \u00e9quitable et de la poudre de cacao \u00e9quitable. C\u2019est simple et logique.\r\n\r\nAvec le mass balance, les choses se compliquent.\r\n\r\nDans l\u2019atelier de fabrication, les f\u00e8ves de cacao \u00e9quitables et non \u00e9quitables sont m\u00e9lang\u00e9es<\/strong> pour fabriquer des produits certifi\u00e9s \u00e9quitables <\/strong>et des produits non \u00e9quitables<\/strong>.\r\n\r\nC\u2019est \u00e0 dire qu'un chocolat \u00e9quitable peut \u00eatre fabriqu\u00e9 \u00e0 partir de cacao non \u00e9quitable ?<\/strong> Oui, tout \u00e0 fait.\r\n\r\nCela est possible gr\u00e2ce au transfert de cr\u00e9dits \u00e9quitables. Par exemple, un transformateur qui ach\u00e8te 10 tonnes de cacao \u00e9quitable peut transf\u00e9rer les cr\u00e9dits \u00e9quitables pour vendre l\u2019\u00e9quivalent de 10 tonnes de produits cacao certifi\u00e9s \u00e9quitables. Il n\u2019y a pas besoin de s\u00e9parer les productions. C\u2019est plus simple, plus rapide et surtout plus rentable.\r\n\r\nUne seule exigence pour les transformateurs. Sur une ann\u00e9e, le volume des mati\u00e8res premi\u00e8res \u00e9quitables achet\u00e9es et le volume des produits certifi\u00e9s \u00e9quitables vendus doivent \u00eatre \u00e9quivalents. C\u2019est ce qu\u2019on appelle : le bilan de masse<\/strong>.\r\n\r\nVous allez nous dire \"Ok, donc dans mon chocolat \u00e9quitable il n\u2019y a pas que du cacao \u00e9quitable \u2026 Mais cela contribue quand m\u00eame au commerce \u00e9quitable, non ? \"\r\n\r\nDans un sens, oui. Mais ce syst\u00e8me pose de nombreuses questions !\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\n\u00c9pisode 8 : Mass balance : quels sont les risques ?<\/h2>\r\n[embed]https:\/\/youtu.be\/lyDUbSgnN34[\/embed]\r\n\r\nComme vous venez de le lire, il existe 2 fa\u00e7ons de fabriquer du chocolat \u00e9quitable. La fabrication par s\u00e9gr\u00e9gation et la fabrication par Mass balance. Et le mass balance pose de nombreuses questions !\r\n\r\nAu niveau de la tra\u00e7abilit\u00e9<\/strong> et du niveau d\u2019information<\/strong> pour vous :\r\n
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\r\n\r\n\u00c9pisode 9 : Comment rep\u00e9rer le mass balance ?<\/h2>\r\n[embed]https:\/\/youtu.be\/P5TOjx04TYM[\/embed]\r\n\r\nComme nous venons de le voir, des produits avec des certifications \u00e9quitables \u00e9quivalentes<\/strong> mais avec des niveaux de garanties tr\u00e8s diff\u00e9rents<\/strong> se retrouvent dans les rayons sans que vous ne voyez la diff\u00e9rence !\r\n\r\nPar exemple, la fabrication d\u2019un chocolat \u00e9quitable en mass balance a pu participer \u00e0 la d\u00e9forestation, \u00e0 l\u2019extr\u00eame pauvret\u00e9 des producteurs et au travail des enfants.\r\n\r\nVous vous demandez alors peut-\u00eatre \"Mais comment savoir si un chocolat est fabriqu\u00e9 en mass balance ou de mani\u00e8re s\u00e9gr\u00e9gu\u00e9e ?\"\r\n\r\nSelon les r\u00e9f\u00e9rentiels des diff\u00e9rents labels, un texte informant le consommateur sur la pratique du bilan de masse doit \u00eatre ajout\u00e9 sur l\u2019emballage.\r\n\r\nPar exemple :\r\n
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\r\n\r\n\u00c9pisode 10 : Kaoka refuse le mass balance<\/h2>\r\n[embed]https:\/\/youtu.be\/zdOzz7SCrBI[\/embed]\r\n\r\nKaoka refuse le mass balance. Et a fait le choix de l\u2019exigence<\/strong> et de la transparence<\/strong>.\r\n\r\nTous les chocolats Kaoka sont fabriqu\u00e9s de mani\u00e8re s\u00e9gr\u00e9gu\u00e9e<\/strong>. Dans les chocolats Kaoka, il n\u2019y a que le cacao de nos partenaires producteurs.\r\n\r\nLe cacao de Kaoka est achet\u00e9 \u00e0 100% en \u00e9quitable et provient de nos propres fili\u00e8re<\/a>s : \u00c9quateur<\/a>, P\u00e9rou<\/a>, R\u00e9publique Dominicaine<\/a> et Sao Tom\u00e9<\/a>.\r\n\r\nLa plupart des chocolats Kaoka sont des pures origines, c'est-\u00e0-dire que la p\u00e2te de cacao est confectionn\u00e9e avec les f\u00e8ves d\u2019une seule origine. Le beurre de cacao des chocolats Kaoka est confectionn\u00e9 avec un m\u00e9lange de f\u00e8ves des 4 fili\u00e8res de Kaoka.<\/strong> Avec une proportion variable en fonction des r\u00e9coltes.\r\n\r\nKaoka, c\u2019est le chocolat d\u2019un homme, Andr\u00e9 Deberdt qui a voulu changer les choses il y a 30 ans. Un homme qui a cru \u00e0 une autre fa\u00e7on de faire \u00e0 une \u00e9poque o\u00f9 on parlait \u00e0 peine de BIO et encore moins de commerce \u00e9quitable. Il est all\u00e9 \u00e0 la rencontre des producteurs, pour \u00e9changer avec eux, comprendre leurs probl\u00e9matiques et trouver ensemble des solutions.\r\n\r\nDepuis 30 ans, Kaoka \u0153uvre pour un chocolat aussi bon que juste. Pour la nature, pour les producteurs et pour vous !!\r\n\r\nEn savoir plus sur l'histoire de Kaoka.<\/a>\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\nLes chocolats Kaoka<\/h2>\r\n
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\r\n\r\nChocolat d\u00e9gustation, gourmand, p\u00e2tissier ou encore chocolat en poudre,\u00a0le chocolat Kaoka se d\u00e9cline en de nombreuses r\u00e9f\u00e9rences bio et \u00e9quitables. Et bien s\u00fbr,\u00a0fabriqu\u00e9es en France\u00a0! Vous retrouverez tous nos produits en magasins bio.\r\n\r\nVoir les chocolats Kaoka<\/a>","post_title":"Kaoka refuse le mass balance","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"kaoka-refuse-le-mass-balance","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2026-04-03 12:55:46","post_modified_gmt":"2026-04-03 12:55:46","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.kaoka.fr\/lactualite-de-kaoka\/\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":10334,"post_author":"3","post_date":"2022-09-23 14:37:06","post_date_gmt":"2022-09-23 14:37:06","post_content":"Les toutes premi\u00e8res traces de rencontre entre l'homme et le cacao ne datent pas d'aujourd'hui mais remontent \u00e0 la pr\u00e9histoire. \u00c0 cette \u00e9poque, le cacao n'\u00e9tait pas cultiv\u00e9 de fa\u00e7on intensive; les cacaoyers poussaient naturellement dans les pays tropicaux. Les populations indig\u00e8nes avaient l'habitude de cueillir les fruits du cacaoyer pour en consommer le mucilage qui entoure les f\u00e8ves de cacao. Ce n'est qu'\u00e0 partir de l'\u00e8re pr\u00e9colombienne que les Mayas et les Azt\u00e8ques ont commenc\u00e9 \u00e0 transformer les f\u00e8ves de cacao en p\u00e2te de cacao, pour la m\u00e9langer \u00e0 d'autres ingr\u00e9dients et r\u00e9aliser une boisson chocolat\u00e9e, l'anc\u00eatre de notre chocolat chaud !\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n
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D'o\u00f9 provient le cacao ?<\/h2>\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_10401\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"949\"]
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Plantation de cacao bio en \u00c9quateur[\/caption]\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nLe cacao provient du cacaoyer. Mis \u00e0 part qu'il est \u00e0 l'origine du chocolat, le cacaoyer est un arbre absolument surprenant.<\/strong> Du genre Theobroma (qui signifie \"nourriture des dieux\"), il s'agit d'une esp\u00e8ce tropicale end\u00e9mique originaire des for\u00eats \u00e9quatoriales au climat chaud et humide. Les cacaoyers poussent naturellement sous l\u2019ombrage d\u2019autres esp\u00e8ces v\u00e9g\u00e9tales. En effet, ils redoutent la lumi\u00e8re du soleil directe et br\u00fblante. A l'\u00e9tat sauvage, le cacaoyer peut mesurer une dizaine de m\u00e8tres. Cela peut para\u00eetre beaucoup mais nous sommes dans la for\u00eat \u00e9quatoriale, l\u00e0 o\u00f9 les arbres peuvent mesurer jusqu'\u00e0 cinquante m\u00e8tres !\r\n\r\nIls produisent des milliers de petites fleurs blanches (de environ 1 cm), dont seulement quelques-unes seront f\u00e9cond\u00e9es par des fourmis et autres insectes minuscules, et donneront un des plus gros fruits du monde. Une fois de plus, la nature est bien faite car ces fruits, nomm\u00e9s cabosses de cacao et qui p\u00e8sent \u00e0 maturit\u00e9 entre 300 et 600 grammes, poussent directement sur les branches principales de l\u2019arbre, ou directement sur le tronc.\r\n\r\n[embed]https:\/\/youtube.com\/shorts\/4fTLHpZLkTc?feature=share[\/embed]\r\n\r\n[memo title=\"\u00c0 savoir\" text=\"Un cacaoyer produira ses premiers fruits, les cabosses de cacao, minimum 3 \u00e0 5 ans apr\u00e8s sa plantation.\"]\r\n\r\nDe ces cabosses, sont extraites les f\u00e8ves fra\u00eeches de cacao qui seront ensuite ferment\u00e9es, s\u00e9ch\u00e9es puis torr\u00e9fi\u00e9es, concass\u00e9es et broy\u00e9es avant d'\u00eatre transform\u00e9es en chocolat.\r\n\r\nMais d'o\u00f9 vient le mot \"cacao\" ? Un peu d'\u00e9tymologie: le mot \u00ab cacao \u00bb en fran\u00e7ais est emprunt\u00e9 au 16\u00e8me si\u00e8cle au mot espagnol \u00ab cacao<\/em> \u00bb, lui m\u00eame issu du mot azt\u00e8que \u00ab cacahuatl<\/em> \u00bb. Car entre 1522 et 1560, les conqu\u00e9rants espagnols ont envahi les r\u00e9gions mayas et azt\u00e8ques et ont import\u00e9 massivement \u00e0 leur retour en Europe des fruits, des l\u00e9gumes et des plantes dont des f\u00e8ves de cacao et des cacaoyers.\r\n\r\nAujourd'hui, le terme \u00ab cacao \u00bb est usuellement utilis\u00e9 pour d\u00e9signer tous les produits issus du cacaoyer<\/strong> : cabosse de cacao, p\u00e2te de cacao, f\u00e8ve de cacao, poudre de cacao, beurre de cacao,\u00a0 etc.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n
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La production mondiale de cacao : une forte \u00e9volution pour r\u00e9pondre \u00e0 la demande<\/h2>\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_10364\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"804\"]
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La production de cacao par \u00c9tat et territoire en 2020[\/caption]\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nSi le cacao est originaire de l'Am\u00e9rique du Sud, il a \u00e9t\u00e9 introduit par les humains en Asie et en Afrique au cours du XIX\u00e8me si\u00e8cle. Le Ghana, le Nig\u00e9ria et la C\u00f4te d'Ivoire d\u00e9veloppent fortement la culture du cacao, optant pour une vari\u00e9t\u00e9 plus r\u00e9sistante que le Criollo : le Forastero. C'est ainsi que l'Afrique de l'Ouest devient au XX\u00e8me si\u00e8cle<\/a>, le nouveau leader de la production mondiale de cacao.\r\n\r\nCes derni\u00e8res d\u00e9cennies, le chocolat est devenu une des saveurs pr\u00e9f\u00e9r\u00e9es des populations occidentales et s'est retrouv\u00e9 dans de tr\u00e8s nombreux produits de consommation quotidienne (boissons, biscuits, cookies, viennoiseries, c\u00e9r\u00e9ales, m\u00fceslis, yaourts, glaces, barres et dans toute sorte de confiseries). Face \u00e0 une demande croissante, la production mondiale de cacao n'a cess\u00e9 de progresser au cours des 50 derni\u00e8res ann\u00e9es.<\/strong> Au tout d\u00e9but des ann\u00e9es 2000, l'ensemble des pays producteurs de cacao produisaient d\u00e9j\u00e0 2,8 millions de tonnes de cacao. <\/strong>Pendant les 10 ann\u00e9es qui ont suivi,\u00a0la production de cacao a connu une hausse de 40%, <\/strong>pour atteindre en 2010 la somme de 4 millions de tonnes<\/strong> produites. En 2021, la production mondiale annuelle de cacao s'\u00e9levait \u00e0 pr\u00e8s de 5 millions de tonnes<\/strong>.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_15029\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"1000\"]![\"exemples](\"https:\/\/www.kaoka.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Chocolat-omnipresent-dans-consommation.jpg\")
Le chocolat est omnipr\u00e9sent dans notre quotidien. L'aviez-vous remarqu\u00e9 ?[\/caption]\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nAujourd'hui encore, l'Afrique de l'Ouest conserve sa supr\u00e9matie : la C\u00f4te d'Ivoire et le Ghana repr\u00e9sentent \u00e0 eux-seuls 60% de la production mondiale de cacao<\/strong>. Dans le classement figure juste apr\u00e8s eux : l'\u00c9quateur, le Cameroun, le Nig\u00e9ria, le Br\u00e9sil, l'Indon\u00e9sie et la Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guin\u00e9e. Le cacao est principalement produit dans des pays \u00e9quatoriaux, tropicaux et subtropicaux.\r\n\r\nPour r\u00e9pondre \u00e0 la demande, la culture du cacao s'est construite sur fond de d\u00e9forestation. Nous en parlons juste apr\u00e8s.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n
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La fili\u00e8re cacao : sa structuration et son fonctionnement<\/h2>\r\nAvant de commencer, qu'est-ce qu'une fili\u00e8re cacao ? Une fili\u00e8re peut se d\u00e9finir comme l'ensemble des activit\u00e9s qui permettent, d'amont en aval, la r\u00e9alisation d'un produit fini. Dans le cas du cacao, il s'agit de l'ensemble des intervenants qui existent, depuis la plantation jusqu'au chocolat.\r\n\r\nLa structuration de la fili\u00e8re cacao est complexe<\/strong> et peut varier d'un pays \u00e0 l'autre ou d'une r\u00e9gion \u00e0 l'autre. Pour vous permettre de vous faire une id\u00e9e, nous avons \u00e9labor\u00e9 un sch\u00e9ma qui illustre son organisation dans sa globalit\u00e9. Il n'est donc pas exhaustif.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_15014\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"972\"]
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Sch\u00e9matisation (non exhaustive) de la fili\u00e8re cacao[\/caption]\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nLa fili\u00e8re cacao repr\u00e9sente environ 5 millions de tonnes de cacao produit par 5 millions de producteurs et productrices.<\/strong> 90% de la production de cacao est donc produite par de petits producteurs de cacao, qui poss\u00e8dent individuellement de 2 \u00e0 4 ha de cacao.\r\n\r\nUne majorit\u00e9 de ces petits producteurs se trouve en milieu rural. Des \"rabatteurs\" se rendent \u00e0 la porte de leurs exploitations pour leur acheter le cacao. Ces rabatteurs travaillent en g\u00e9n\u00e9ral pour des interm\u00e9diaires locaux.\r\n\r\n[memo title=\"\u00c0 savoir\" text=\"En Am\u00e9rique du sud, les rabatteurs sont surnomm\u00e9s les coyotes. \"]\r\n\r\nCes interm\u00e9diaires vendent ensuite le cacao \u00e0 des exportateurs qui sont bas\u00e9s g\u00e9n\u00e9ralement dans des villes plus importantes proche des ports ou des capitale du pays. Il faut savoir qu'il peut y avoir plusieurs strates d'interm\u00e9diaires selon la taille du territoire. Ensuite, ces exportateurs n\u00e9gocient avec les traders, et proposent le cacao en grande quantit\u00e9, \u00e0 un prix d\u00e9fini par le cours boursier<\/a>, hormis au Ghana et en C\u00f4te d'Ivoire o\u00f9 le prix du cacao est r\u00e9gul\u00e9 par l'Etat.\r\n\r\nLes grossistes vendent ensuite le cacao \u00e0 des fournisseurs et\/ou fabricants de chocolat, qui vont transformer le cacao en chocolat pour ensuite le vendre au dernier interm\u00e9diaire de cette cha\u00eene : les marques de chocolat.\r\n\r\nLa fili\u00e8re traditionnelle du cacao est longue et complexe, car elle comporte un grand nombre d'interm\u00e9diaires<\/strong>. Il faut comprendre que plus une cha\u00eene de production contient d'interm\u00e9diaires, plus il y a des marges qui s'accumulent \u00e0 chaque interlocuteur. Alors que le chocolat reste un produit de grande consommation, il est important de s'interroger sur le prix que re\u00e7oit le producteur au tout d\u00e9part de cette cha\u00eene.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\n \r\nLa d\u00e9forestation : le prix de l'expansion de la culture du cacao<\/h2>\r\nDe mani\u00e8re historique, la fili\u00e8re cacao s\u2019est d\u00e9velopp\u00e9e sur une logique de front pionnier : les for\u00eats sont coup\u00e9es ou d\u00e9grad\u00e9es pour permettre l\u2019installation de plantations de cacao.\r\n\r\nEn devenant un produit de grande consommation depuis les ann\u00e9es 70, le chocolat a provoqu\u00e9 l\u2019intensification de la culture du cacao. Que ce soit en Am\u00e9rique, en Afrique ou en Indon\u00e9sie, celle-ci repose sur un fond commun : un processus de migration et de conqu\u00eate pionni\u00e8re d\u2019une for\u00eat tropicale.\r\nUne parcelle de for\u00eat vierge est abattue pour \u00eatre remplac\u00e9e par des cacaoy\u00e8res. Pour r\u00e9pondre \u00e0 la demande croissante, ce ph\u00e9nom\u00e8ne s\u2019est multipli\u00e9 \u00e0 un rythme exponentiel dans tous les pays producteurs. On estime que le d\u00e9veloppement de la cacaoculture aurait entra\u00een\u00e9 la d\u00e9forestation d\u2019environ 2,5 millions d\u2019hectares depuis le d\u00e9but des ann\u00e9es 90, dans les 4 principaux pays producteurs (C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire, Ghana, Indon\u00e9sie et Nig\u00e9ria). (Source : Certification du cacao et lutte contre la d\u00e9forestation - CIRAD F\u00e9vrier 2021)<\/em>\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_10367\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"631\"]
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\u00c9volution de la perte du couvert forestier en C\u00f4te d'Ivoire de 1990 \u00e0 2015[\/caption]\r\n\r\n \r\nLe cercle vicieux de la d\u00e9forestation<\/h2>\r\nL\u00e0 o\u00f9 se situe tout le paradoxe de la culture du cacao par l\u2019homme : alors qu\u2019il a toujours v\u00e9cu sous l\u2019ombrage protecteur des for\u00eats tropicales, il se retrouve complice de sa destruction, entra\u00eenant de fait sa propre perte.\r\n
L\u2019impact de la d\u00e9forestation sur la d\u00e9gradation des sols<\/h3>\r\nLes sols sont des \u00e9cosyst\u00e8mes complexes qui r\u00e9sultent d\u2019un \u00e9quilibre entre les plantes, les animaux, les d\u00e9tritivores (vers, acariens, collemboles) et les d\u00e9composeurs (bact\u00e9ries et champignons). Les sols jouent un r\u00f4le fondamental dans l\u2019agriculture, la lutte contre les inondations et le cycle du carbone et de l\u2019eau.\r\nLa d\u00e9forestation d\u00e9truit les \u00e9cosyst\u00e8mes des sols, d\u00e9gradant drastiquement leur \u00e9tat. Ces changements se poursuivent pendant des d\u00e9cennies apr\u00e8s le d\u00e9frichement, affectant fortement les fonctions du sol, notamment le stockage et le recyclage des nutriments, le stockage du carbone et les \u00e9missions de gaz \u00e0 effet de serre, la r\u00e9sistance \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9rosion et le stockage, le drainage et la filtration de l\u2019eau.\r\n
La d\u00e9forestation : un des principaux facteurs de perte de biodiversit\u00e9<\/h3>\r\nLes for\u00eats tropicales sont d\u2019une incroyable biodiversit\u00e9 : elles abritent au moins deux tiers de la biodiversit\u00e9 mondiale alors qu\u2019elles couvrent moins de 10% de la surface terrestre. Or, les activit\u00e9s humaines empi\u00e8tent sur les \u00e9cosyst\u00e8mes naturels, r\u00e9duisant les territoires des esp\u00e8ces sauvages. On estime que la perte de biodiversit\u00e9 mondiale \u00e9quivaut \u00e0 un \u00e9v\u00e8nement d\u2019extinction massive si la d\u00e9forestation tropicale se poursuit sans rel\u00e2che.\r\nOutre la d\u00e9forestation, certains syst\u00e8mes de cultures du cacao sont plus mena\u00e7ants pour la biodiversit\u00e9 que d\u2019autres : monoculture, absence d\u2019ombrage.\r\n
L\u2019impact de la d\u00e9forestation sur l\u2019eau<\/h3>\r\nLa disparition de grandes \u00e9tendues de for\u00eat tropicales a des cons\u00e9quences importantes sur l\u2019eau au niveau local et r\u00e9gional. Ces for\u00eats, notamment en Amazonie, ont la capacit\u00e9 de cr\u00e9er leurs propres pluies, au travers de rivi\u00e8res a\u00e9riennes. En les coupant, ces \u00abrivi\u00e8res\u00bb disparaissent, provoquant une rar\u00e9faction des pluies in\u00e9dites.\r\n\r\nUne \u00e9tude parue r\u00e9cemment estime ainsi que 28% du cacao import\u00e9 en UE provient de zones fortement affect\u00e9es par la s\u00e9cheresse.\r\n
L\u2019impact de la d\u00e9forestation sur le d\u00e9r\u00e8glement climatique<\/h3>\r\nLes for\u00eats tropicales repr\u00e9sentent le deuxi\u00e8me plus grand r\u00e9servoir de carbone de la plan\u00e8te. Elles ont un pouvoir de s\u00e9questration du carbone important et ont un r\u00f4le essentielle \u00e0 jouer dans les objectifs de r\u00e9duction du carbone, afin de limiter les effets du d\u00e9r\u00e8glement climatique.\r\n\r\nPar cons\u00e9quent, la d\u00e9forestation r\u00e9duit \u00e9galement consid\u00e9rablement la capacit\u00e9 de stockage du carbone de la plan\u00e8te, participant \u00e0 l\u2019augmentation de la concentration du CO2 dans l\u2019atmosph\u00e8re. Elle est \u00e9galement source d\u2019\u00e9mission de gaz \u00e0 effet de serre car les sols mis \u00e0 nu rel\u00e2chent une partie du carbone organique stock\u00e9. Acc\u00e9l\u00e9ratrice du d\u00e9r\u00e8glement climatique, la d\u00e9forestation est une pratique \u00e0 contre-courant au vu des enjeux de notre \u00e9poque.\r\n\r\nLa culture du cacao est d\u00e9j\u00e0 profond\u00e9ment affect\u00e9e par les effets du changement climatique. Celui-ci s\u2019illustre par l\u2019augmentation et la fr\u00e9quence des p\u00e9riodes de s\u00e9cheresse dans certaines zones de production (par exemple au P\u00e9rou o\u00f9 KAOKA travaille), la baisse des temp\u00e9ratures nocturnes dans d\u2019autres (sur la zone c\u00f4ti\u00e8re de l\u2019Equateur par exemple) ou l\u2019\u00e9l\u00e9vation progressive de l\u2019altitude de la \u00ab fronti\u00e8re \u00bb entre zone cacaoy\u00e8re et caf\u00e9i\u00e8re en Colombie.\r\n\r\n
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\r\n\r\n \r\nLa pauvret\u00e9 des producteurs : un enjeu social et environnemental<\/h2>\r\n\u00c0 travers les m\u00e9dias ou les campagnes de communication de certaines marques de chocolat, vous entendez s\u00fbrement souvent parler d'un \"meilleur prix\" ou d'un \"prix juste\" au producteur. Mais qu'est-ce que cela signifie ? Et surtout est-ce suffisant ?\r\n
Prix ou revenu des producteurs : de quoi parle-t-on ?<\/h3>\r\n \r\n\r\nVous avez sans doute souvent entendu parler de l'importance du prix aux producteurs. Il est vrai qu'il s'agit d'un sujet important. Cependant, chez Kaoka, nous sommes attach\u00e9s \u00e0 ne pas parler que du prix car ce qui nous int\u00e9resse dans notre d\u00e9marche, c'est le revenu du producteur. Or,\u00a0le revenu d'un producteur d\u00e9pend du prix auquel il vend son cacao et de la quantit\u00e9 de cacao produite.<\/strong> Le prix d'achat au producteur et revenu du producteur sont donc deux notions diff\u00e9rentes, \u00e0 ne pas confondre.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_15012\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"856\"]
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Le revenu du producteur d\u00e9pend du prix d'achat et de la quantit\u00e9 vendue.[\/caption]\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nPour savoir si le producteur vit correctement de la culture du cacao, plusieurs questions se posent :\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n \t
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Le travail forc\u00e9 des enfants<\/h3>\r\nC'est un sujet d\u00e9nonc\u00e9 par les ONG et relay\u00e9 par les m\u00e9dias depuis quelques ann\u00e9es. \u00c0 juste titre, car 2,1 millions d'enfants travailleraient dans des conditions p\u00e9nibles dans les champs de cacao d'Afrique de l'Ouest (source : Cocoabarometer).\u00a0<\/em>\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\n \r\nLa qualit\u00e9 du cacao\u00a0 : incertaine et en baisse<\/h2>\r\nNous ne cesserons de le r\u00e9p\u00e9ter : la qualit\u00e9 du cacao se joue au niveau de sa vari\u00e9t\u00e9 et de la fa\u00e7on dont il est transform\u00e9.<\/strong>\r\n\r\nFace au d\u00e9clin de la production de cacao dans des plantations vieillissantes, de nombreux producteurs se sont tourn\u00e9s vers des vari\u00e9t\u00e9s dites hybrides : bien que tr\u00e8s productives, ces vari\u00e9t\u00e9s sont peu aromatiques et pr\u00e9sentent une acidit\u00e9 tr\u00e8s caract\u00e9ristique. Nous observons donc une d\u00e9gradation de la qualit\u00e9 du cacao mis sur le march\u00e9<\/strong>.\r\n\r\nEnsuite, il faut savoir qu'une majeure partie du cacao est ferment\u00e9 et s\u00e9ch\u00e9 par les producteurs directement dans leurs plantations, avant d'\u00eatre vendu. La fermentation et le s\u00e9chage du cacao ne sont donc pas toujours ma\u00eetris\u00e9s. Par faute de moyens et de temps, car les producteurs ne sont pas suffisamment \u00e9quip\u00e9s pour valoriser les ar\u00f4mes du cacao.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\n \r\nLa production mondiale du cacao bio<\/h2>\r\nCr\u00e9\u00e9e en 1985, la CONACADO (Conf\u00e9d\u00e9ration Nationale des Producteurs de cacao dominicains) est la premi\u00e8re coop\u00e9rative certifi\u00e9e en Bio. Situ\u00e9e en R\u00e9publique Dominicaine<\/a>, c'est aujourd'hui une des organisations productrices de cacao bio les plus importantes au monde. Elle est compos\u00e9e en 7 \u201cbloques\u201d ou unit\u00e9s de production ind\u00e9pendantes.\r\n\r\nJusqu'en 2013 la R\u00e9publique Dominicaine et le P\u00e9rou repr\u00e9sentaient plus de 65% de la production mondiale de cacao bio. Depuis 2013 la production de cacao bio n'a cess\u00e9 d'augmenter. En 2018, le continent africain d\u00e9passe la barre des 53% des surfaces de cacaoyers bio cultiv\u00e9s au monde contre 46% pour l\u2019Am\u00e9rique Latine. L\u2019Afrique devient ainsi la 1\u00e8re zone de production de cacao bio.<\/strong>\r\n
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Principaux pays producteurs de cacao bio[\/caption]\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nEn 2020, le cacao bio en Union Europ\u00e9enne \u00e9tait import\u00e9 principalement depuis 5 origines : La R\u00e9publique Dominicaine, La Sierra Leone, Le P\u00e9rou, La R\u00e9publique D\u00e9mocratique du Congo et l'Uganda. En 2020, pr\u00e8s d'un tiers des importations de cacao bio en Union Europ\u00e9enne provenaient de pays africains, identifi\u00e9s comme des zones \u00e0 risque. Cette hausse brutale de la production de cacao pose quelques questions en termes de tra\u00e7abilit\u00e9 : comment est-il possible de certifier autant de plantations en seulement 3 ans ? comment est-il possible de certifier des plantations dans des zones de conflit ? quelles sont les conditions de travail des producteurs de cacao ? combien d'hectares de zones d\u00e9forest\u00e9es cette culture du cacao a-t-elle caus\u00e9 ? etc.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_15017\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"856\"]![\"Cercle](\"https:\/\/www.kaoka.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Origines-imports-cacao-bio-union-europeenne-2020.jpg\")
Principales origines des imports cacao bio en Union Europ\u00e9enne en 2020[\/caption]\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n
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Les principes de la culture du cacao labellis\u00e9 bio europ\u00e9en<\/h2>\r\n
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\r\n\r\n \r\nKaoka : le choix de la fili\u00e8re int\u00e9gr\u00e9e pour construire un autre mod\u00e8le avec les producteurs<\/h2>\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_15019\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"972\"]
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Kaoka a choisi un mod\u00e8le de fili\u00e8res int\u00e9gr\u00e9es.[\/caption]\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nKaoka, c'est la preuve qu'un autre chocolat est possible.<\/strong> Depuis la cr\u00e9ation de l'entreprise en 1993, l'approvisionnement se fait en direct avec les coop\u00e9ratives<\/strong>, garantissant une grande proximit\u00e9 avec les producteurs de cacao. Nous travaillons uniquement en \u00c9quateur, au P\u00e9rou, \u00e0 S\u00e3o Tom\u00e9 et en R\u00e9publique Dominicaine<\/a>.\r\n\r\nLe mod\u00e8le de fili\u00e8res int\u00e9gr\u00e9es<\/a> a permis de cr\u00e9er et\/ou renforcer des coop\u00e9ratives de producteurs de cacao. Pour Kaoka et les producteurs, ce mod\u00e8le repose sur une exclusivit\u00e9 r\u00e9ciproque et des engagements contractuels de long terme. Parmi ces engagements, figure le pr\u00e9financement \u00e0 100% de l'ensemble des achats de cacao aupr\u00e8s de la coop\u00e9rative. Une garantie forte qui permet \u00e0 la coop\u00e9rative de conserver une bonne sant\u00e9 financi\u00e8re et d'acheter en continu le cacao aux producteurs \u00e0 un prix sup\u00e9rieur \u00e0 celui du march\u00e9.\r\n\r\nCes liens forts permettent de mettre en place les projets n\u00e9cessaires<\/strong> pour faire face aux enjeux de la fili\u00e8re que nous avons vu pr\u00e9c\u00e9demment. Ensemble, nous avons lanc\u00e9 d'importants programmes de r\u00e9novation des plantations dans le but d'am\u00e9liorer les r\u00e9coltes des producteurs et donc leurs revenus. Dans chacune de ses fili\u00e8res, Kaoka a recrut\u00e9 localement et form\u00e9 des \u00e9quipes de terrain pour accompagner les producteurs.\r\n\r\nPour \u00e9viter le ph\u00e9nom\u00e8ne de d\u00e9forestation d\u00e9crit pr\u00e9c\u00e9demment, Kaoka s'est mobilis\u00e9 avec beaucoup de s\u00e9rieux sur le sujet. Nous avons capitalis\u00e9 sur le travail que nous menons depuis des ann\u00e9es sur l'am\u00e9lioration des r\u00e9coltes dans les plantations existantes gr\u00e2ce \u00e0 des techniques agronomiques qui ont \u00e9t\u00e9 d\u00e9velopp\u00e9es en partenariat avec les producteurs. De plus, Kaoka a cartographi\u00e9 et digitalis\u00e9 les plantations de ses fili\u00e8res et leur couvert v\u00e9g\u00e9tal pour en suivre l'\u00e9volution. Une belle avanc\u00e9e dans le monde du cacao<\/a> qui a \u00e9t\u00e9 rendue possible gr\u00e2ce \u00e0 notre proximit\u00e9 avec les organisations de producteurs.\r\n\r\n \r\nQuels sont les avantages des fili\u00e8res int\u00e9gr\u00e9es ?<\/h3>\r\n \r\n\r\n
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