{"id":53877,"date":"2026-10-23T08:56:48","date_gmt":"2026-10-23T06:56:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zerodeforestationhub.eu\/?post_type=event&#038;p=53877"},"modified":"2026-10-23T15:12:58","modified_gmt":"2026-10-23T13:12:58","slug":"securing-organic-cocoa-supply-chains","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/zerodeforestationhub.eu\/pt-pt\/evento\/securing-organic-cocoa-supply-chains\/","title":{"rendered":"Securing Organic Cocoa Supply Chains"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This webinar studies the effects of new EU rules on organic farming and deforestation for smallholder cocoa farmers and develops practical solutions to help secure a stable supply of Fairtrade organic cocoa for the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Abstract:<br>Why did organic cocoa imports into Europe drop by around 40% between 2023 and 2025? A new study by FiBL and Fairtrade International, supported by the SWISSCO Peer Learning and Collaboration Programme, went to origin to find out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Survey data from 287 smallholder organisations in 34 countries, surveyed together with CLAC and Fairtrade Africa, including 76 cocoa groups representing more than 52,000 EU-organic farmers, reveals no single cause, but a pile-up of pressures that pushed costs down the chain while the money didn&#8217;t follow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You&#8217;ll learn:<br>\u2022 What drove the shortage: price volatility, the new EU Organic Regulation, EUDR, climate impacts and contamination risk<br>\u2022 Latest organic cocoa market data, including Switzerland as a key processing hub<br>\u2022 What EU compliance really costs producer organisations, and who pays<br>\u2022 How producers adapted without abandoning organic<br>\u2022 What buyers, brands and donors can do to secure supply<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Speakers:<br>\u2022 Fairtrade International Senior Advisor Climate and Environment, Brenda Mariana Huerta (moderator)<br>\u2022 Florentine Meinshausen (FiBL, researcher\/consultant)<br>\u2022 Fairtrade International Cocoa Manager, Johanna Schmidt (Panelist)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Who should join:<br>Cocoa traders, chocolate brands, producer organisations, organic and Fairtrade sector bodies, development organisations, donors, and anyone sourcing organic smallholder crops.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This study is funded through our Peer Learning and Collaboration Programme, supported by SECO Wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This webinar studies the effects of new EU rules on organic farming and deforestation for smallholder cocoa farmers and develops practical solutions to help secure a stable supply of Fairtrade organic cocoa for the future. Abstract:Why did organic cocoa imports into Europe drop by around 40% between 2023 and 2025? A new study by FiBL [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"class_list":["post-53877","event","type-event","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/zerodeforestationhub.eu\/pt-pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event\/53877","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/zerodeforestationhub.eu\/pt-pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/zerodeforestationhub.eu\/pt-pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/event"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/zerodeforestationhub.eu\/pt-pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event\/53877\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":54171,"href":"https:\/\/zerodeforestationhub.eu\/pt-pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event\/53877\/revisions\/54171"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/zerodeforestationhub.eu\/pt-pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=53877"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}