Fairtrade Living Income Reference Prices 'don’t go far enough' as Chocoa opens with discussions on the ongoing issue of farmer poverty

Fairtrade recently published its updated Living Income Reference Prices (LIRP) for cocoa from Cote d’Ivoire and Ghana, and while it is viewed as a valuable tool by the industry - according to some it does “not reflect the right of cocoa farmers to earn a Living Income”