Fairtrade Standard for Cocoa

This standard covers the production, purchase and sale of cocoa beans and processed cocoa. Cocoa beans are the fermented and dried whole seeds of the cocoa tree (Theo bromacocoa).

Cocoa / Cacao / Cacao / Cacau

Current Standard
Explanatory note on current standard
Interpretation note and receipt template

EN | Interpretation Notes Fairtrade Standard for Cocoa

ES | Notas de interpretación para el Criterio Fairtrade para Cacao

FR | Notes d'interprétation Fairtrade Standard pour le cacao

EN | Example of Receipt for Fairtrade Income Payment to Individual Members

FR | Exemple de Reçu pour le Paiement du Revenu Fairtrade aux Membres Individuels
Monitoring and Remediation System Definition
Timeline for Implementation
Former Standard

ES | Criterio de Comercio Justo Fairtrade para Cacao (anterior)

FR | Standard du Commerce Equitable Fairtrade pour le cacao (précédent)

For information on the changes of former version, please see the following main changes document.

EN | Main changes document 2023

EN | Main changes document 2022

ES | Documento de los cambios principales 2022

FR | Document sur les principaux changements 2022
Guidance Documents

EN | Guidance Document on Yield Estimates

EN | Guidance Document on Income Diversification

FR | Document d’orientation en matière de diversification des revenus

EN | Guidance Document Product Tracing Solutions

FR | Document d'orientation sur les solutions de traçage des produits

EN | Guidance Document - Introduction to farm record keeping

EN | Guidance Document - Farm record book instructions

EN | Guidance Document - Farm record book

EN | Guidance Document - Management Systems

FR | Document d’Orientation sur les Systèmes de Gestion

FR | Document d'orientation sur la gestion des relations avec les exploitants agricoles au Côte d'Ivoire

EN | Guidance Document on Managing Relationships with Farm Operators in Ghana

EN | Guidance Document - Documenting Product Traceability in Côte d’Ivoire

FR | Document d'orientation - Documenter la Procédure de Traçabilité du Produit in Côte d’Ivoire

EN | Guidance Document - Documenting Product Traceability in Ghana

EN | Guidance Document - Documenting Payment of FMP and FP in Côte d’Ivoire

FR | Document d'orientation -Documenter le paiement du PMF et de la PF in Côte d'Ivoire

EN | Guidance Document - Documenting Payment of FMP and FP in Ghana

EN | Guidance Document - SPOs-Tracking-Fairtrade-Payments in Côte d’Ivoire

FR | Document d'orientation - SPOs Tracking Paiements Fairtrade en Côte d’Ivoire

EN | Guidance Document - SPOs-Tracking-Fairtrade-Payments in Ghana
Guidance Documents on Productivity and Quality Improvement

Fairtrade International offers the following guidance documents as a complement for the Fairtrade Cocoa Standard.

The following guidance document on productivity and quality improvements is designed as a support document for cocoa producer organizations. It provides an explanation on what productivity and/or quality improvement is and what investments this may require, as well as additional information on the reporting of these investments. This document relates to section 4.3.7 and 4.3.8 of the Fairtrade Standard for Cocoa for Small Producer Organizations.

EN | Guidance productivity and quality improvement

ES | Mejora de la productividady de la calidad

FR | Amélioration de la productivité et de la qualité
Cocoa Fairtrade Minimum Price Differential Announcement

Season 01 October 2024 - 31 March 2025

Information on the Fairtrade Minimum Price Differential for Cocoa for deliveries between 01 October 2024 and 31 March 2025

EN | FMP Differential announcement

FR | Annonce du différentiel de prix du cacao

Season 01 April 2024 - 30 September 2024

Information on the Fairtrade Minimum Price Differential for Cocoa for deliveries between 01 April 2024 and 30 September 2024

EN | FMP Differential announcement

FR | Annonce du différentiel de prix du cacao

Season 01 October 2023 - 31 March 2024

Information on the Fairtrade Minimum Price Differential for Cocoa for deliveries between 01 October 2023 and 31 March 2024

EN | FMP Differential announcement

FR | Annonce du différentiel de prix du cacao

Season 01 April 2023 - 30 September 2023

Information on the Fairtrade Minimum Price Differential for Cocoa for deliveries between 01 April 2023 and 30 September 2023

EN | FMP Differential announcement

FR | Annonce du différentiel de prix du cacao

Season 01 October 2022 - 31 March 2023

Information on the Fairtrade Minimum Price Differential for Cocoa for deliveries between 01 October 2022 and 31 March 2023

EN | FMP Differential announcement

FR | Annonce du différentiel de prix du cacao

Season 01 April 2022 - 30 September 2022

Information on the Fairtrade Minimum Price Differential for Cocoa for deliveries between 01 April 2022 and 30 September 2022

EN | FMP Differential announcement

FR | Annonce du différentiel de prix du cacao

Season 01 October 2021 - 31 March 2022

Information on the Fairtrade Minimum Price Differential for Cocoa for deliveries between 01 October 2021 and 31 March 2022

EN | FMP Differential announcement

FR | Annonce du différentiel de prix du cacao

Season 01 April 2021 - 30 September 2021

Information on the Fairtrade Minimum Price Differential for Cocoa for deliveries between 01 April 2021 and 30 September 2021

EN | FMP Differential announcement

FR | Annonce du différentiel de prix du cacao

Season 01 October 2020 - 31 March 2021

Information on the Fairtrade Minimum Price Differential for Cocoa for deliveries between 01 October 2020 and 31 March 2021

EN | FMP Differential announcement

FR | Annonce du différentiel de prix du cacao

Season 01 April 2020 - 30 September 2020

Information on the Fairtrade Minimum Price Differential for Cocoa for deliveries between 01 April 2020 and 30 September 2020

EN | FMP Differential announcement

FR | Annonce du différentiel de prix du cacao