Fludor Ghana Limited (Fludor) was incorporated as a Licensed Buying Company (LBC) in 2014 to engage in the sourcing, internal trading, and marketing of agricultural commodities in Ghana. Today, the company operates in three soft commodities: Cocoa, Cashew and Soya bean and is planning to expand its portfolio to also include Sesame and Shea.
Cocoa
Fludor sources cocoa from 70 buying locations (operational districts) across all five major cocoa growing regions in Ghana: including Brong Ahafo, Central, Eastern, Western and Ashanti. With a 7% market share, the company ranks among the top 8 leading LBCs in Ghana.
Cocoa company sub-mission: “To advance cocoa production in Ghana through sustainable practices, enhancing farmer livelihoods and promoting human rights and environmental conservation. Our commitment is also about helping our customers meet compliance requirements and differentiate in the marketplace.”
2025 cocoa objectives
- 100% of our cocoa will meet all applicable international and national policies and standards coming into effect in 2025.
- Ensure that a minimum of 50% of our cocoa is sourced sustainably, adhering to internal policies, internationally recognized certification standards, and client-specific requirements.
Sustainability
Fludor has been implementing sustainability programs since 2018, supporting farmers to enhance cocoa productivity and profitability while promoting community members’ ability to decent work and income and fostering environmental protection.
Fludor’s sustainability program contributes to three impact areas:
- Better living conditions for farmer households: We help cocoa farmer households to achieve better living conditions and a healthy economic development, by assisting them increase their total net household income obtained through cocoa farming and other activities.
- Flourishing rural communities: We foster community wellbeing and a healthy rural development, by improving social coherence and combating prevailing issues like child labour and forced labour.
- Preserved or regenerated natural resources: We contribute to a healthy natural environment in the cocoa growing regions, by addressing the negative impacts of deforestation and climate change and by promoting agroforestry practices.
Fludor puts health in the heart of its program, recognizing that promoting health is a catalyst in establishing a more sustainable cocoa sector. Poor human health is a key driver of poverty in cocoa farming communities, impacting levels of productivity, ability to access a balanced nutrition and education, child labour rates, and natural resources’ conservation among others. Poor cocoa tree/ farm health influences levels of productivity and farmers’ income. Promoting health is crucial for enabling cocoa farming communities access decent work and income.
Fludor’s sustainability program is implemented in collaboration with a growing number of partners throughout the supply chain including clients - cocoa exporters/traders, processors and chocolate makers. In addition, Fludor offers differentiating sustainability solutions further enabling customers to meet their sustainability vision and demonstrate leadership and innovation.
