Farmers reliant on local traders By Oliver Nieburg 22-Nov-2013 - Last updated on 22-Nov-2013 at 16:06 GMT Facebook Twitter Linkedin Email to a friend For cash income many farmers depend on local traders, the ‘pisteurs’. Most cooperatives cannot pay their members immediately, when they bring in their cocoa. A Tale of Two Farmers: Why cocoa sustainability should be taken seriously Cocoa farmer Emile: No training and low income Emile untrained in disease prevention Emile hopes for a future outside of cocoa farming for his sons Trained cocoa farmer Enan earns twice as much as Emile Belonging to a cooperative Guarding trees against pests Farmers reliant on local traders Cocoa shortfall Retailers uncommitted on cocoa sustainability, says Solidaridad Prev 1 … 6 7 8 9 10 Next