Comments on: A New Era for Chocolate and West African Cocoa Farmers? http://www.one.org/blog/2009/03/06/a-new-era-for-chocolate-and-west-african-cocoa-farmers/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:05:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 By: Debbie K http://www.one.org/blog/2009/03/06/a-new-era-for-chocolate-and-west-african-cocoa-farmers/#comment-556192 Debbie K Sat, 07 Mar 2009 03:56:11 +0000 http://www.one.org/blog/?p=3134#comment-556192 As ONE person who has been purchasing and enjoying Divine Chocolate for years and as someone who has often posted in the ONE Blog about the horrific working & living conditions for the children who harvest the cacao beans on NON Fair Trade cacao bean plantations, I want to thank Erin for this lovely piece on Divine Chocolate and the TERRIFIC NEWS of Cadbury's decision to become much more of a fair trade partner than most mainstream chocolate manufacturers. I think that we are making progress on this issue of economic and social justice for Africa's cacao bean industry, just as we did a few years ago with Starbucks and the Ethiopian coffee bean farmers! A beautiful Fair Trade Chocolate Easter Bunny for all.~ ALWAYS FOREVER, ONE - debbie www.mpwn-uganda.org As ONE person who has been purchasing and enjoying Divine Chocolate for years and as someone who has often posted in the ONE Blog about the horrific working & living conditions for the children who harvest the cacao beans on NON Fair Trade cacao bean plantations, I want to thank Erin for this lovely piece on Divine Chocolate and the TERRIFIC NEWS of Cadbury’s decision to become much more of a fair trade partner than most mainstream chocolate manufacturers.

I think that we are making progress on this issue of economic and social justice for Africa’s cacao bean industry, just as we did a few years ago with Starbucks and the Ethiopian coffee bean farmers!

A beautiful Fair Trade Chocolate Easter Bunny for all.~

ALWAYS FOREVER, ONE – debbie
http://www.mpwn-uganda.org

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