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What does Kuapa Kokoo mean for the cocoa farmers?

There are lots of benefits to being a member of Kuapa Kokoo. Here are some of them:

Projects such as clean water wells, built using income from the Social Premium from Fairtrade, benefit all Kuapa members as well as others living in their communities.
Kuapa farmers receive more of the money paid for their cocoa by buyers in other countries, as less goes to other companies in the cocoa trading chain.
When the harvest has been good, Kuapa pays extra bonuses to all members.
Kuapa pays farmers fairly and promptly in cash, or cheque if they prefer. Farmers have the right to check that the weighing scales are accurate.
Kuapa offers training in areas such as quality control and record keeping.
Being part of Kuapa means being part of a community working together and having people to share problems with.
All Kuapa farmers have a say in how the whole co-operative is run and the right to elect village representatives.