Mighty Earth COVID-19 response for Cocoa Farmers

Mighty Earth and the VOICE Network express concern over the health and economic impacts of COVID-19 on cocoa farmers, who often earn under $1 per day. The organization demands that the chocolate industry implement emergency measures—including relief funds and health communication—and that governments in the US, EU, and Switzerland make corporate bailouts conditional on living wages, transparency, and the end of deforestation and child labor.

• Cocoa farming households are highly vulnerable to the COVID-19 crisis due to extreme poverty, with most farmers earning less than $1 per day. This poverty is linked to child labor and catastrophic deforestation, particularly in West Africa.
• Mighty Earth proposes four emergency actions for the cocoa and chocolate industry: stopping non-essential farm visits, supporting health messaging for farming communities, using supply chain mechanisms for provisioning, and establishing an emergency relief fund.
• The organization urges the United States, the European Union, and Switzerland to make any corporate bailouts or stimulus packages for chocolate companies conditional on several factors, including traceability, paying a living wage, ending child labor, ending the use of hazardous pesticides, and ensuring deforestation-free cocoa.

APA

Jones, S. (2020). Mighty Earth COVID-19 response for Cocoa Farmers. Mighty Earth. https://mightyearth.org/article/mighty-earth-covid-19-response-for-cocoa-farmers/

Chicago

Jones, Sydney. Mighty Earth COVID-19 response for Cocoa Farmers. Mighty Earth, 2020. https://mightyearth.org/article/mighty-earth-covid-19-response-for-cocoa-farmers/.

Wikipedia

{{cite press release |last1=Jones |first1=Sydney |title=Mighty Earth COVID-19 response for Cocoa Farmers |publisher=Mighty Earth |date=21 April 2020 |url=https://mightyearth.org/article/mighty-earth-covid-19-response-for-cocoa-farmers/ |access-date=23 October 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@misc{jones2020mighty, author = {Jones, Sydney}, title = {{Mighty Earth COVID-19 response for Cocoa Farmers}}, publisher = {Mighty Earth}, year = {2020}, month = apr, url = {https://mightyearth.org/article/mighty-earth-covid-19-response-for-cocoa-farmers/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }