Ecookim / Capedig | Valrhona Asia

Ivory Coast

Dibobly, Guémon
6°44’32”N
7°0’44.2”W

ECOOKIM (“L’Union des sociétés coopératives Kimbê”), founded in 2004, brings together 30 cocoa and cashew nut producer cooperatives in the Ivory Coast.

Fairtrade and rainforest alliance certified cocoa

The Union works to ensure the high quality of its cocoa is recognized on the international market, while also promoting the sustainable development of its member cooperatives. In the heart of the world's leading cocoa-producing country, Ecookim is a pioneer in Fairtrade (2010), UTZ (2012, now part of the Rainforest Alliance), Rainforest Alliance (2014) and Organic (2018) certified cocoa.

Our cocoa comes from the Coopérative Agricole Persévérance de Dibobly-Guezon (CAPEDIG), an Ecookim member whose producers are all Fairtrade and Rainforest Alliance certified.

Members’ plantations between Mount Péko National Park and the Protected Forests of Duékoué and Haut-Sassandra have all been mapped since 2016 to ensure that no cocoa comes from protected natural areas.

100% of plots geolocated

We have been working with Ecookim / CAPEDIG since 2014 and signed a partnership in 2018. Along with the range of actions taking place to support producer communities, the price compensation bonus has made joining CAPEDIG very attractive, with membership more than tripling since 2019.

6years Partnership

Partnership signature : 2018 - length of partnership : 6 years

Cooperative Type of organization

2,872 members

including 1,839 involved in Valrhona deliveries

Our social and environmental actions together

2014

Construction of a primary school in Petit Bouaké́

Since 2016

100% plots geolocalised and mapped

Since 2017

Introduction of a minimum guaranteed price for cocoa farmers

2018

Inauguration of a training center in Daloa

2020

Work completed thanks to funding from the Valrhona Foundation:

2021

Work completed thanks to funding from the Valrhona Foundation:

2022

Saibé fish farm
Village pumps in Petit Bouaké and Diourouzon

2023

Construction of the Lazardkro public elementary school
Construction of a second barn for the Pona Ouinlo poultry farm
Distribution of beehives and beekeeping training for 16 young people from Tobly Bangolo

The impact

Guaranteed minimum price

to producers for the past 5 years, the highest since 2012

306 students

at the school of Kouaméblekro

294 students

at the school of Nadjette

235 students

in Petit Bouaké

2,002 members

have been trained in Agricultural Good Practice in 2022

2,081 members

have been trained in 2022 in Social Good Practice, including sessions about being aware of and combating child labor, female empowerment and labor rights