The Brussels Development Briefing no. 44 on “Promoting responsible and sustainable sourcing through Fair Trade” took place on 22 June 2016 from 9:00 to 13:00, at the ACP Secretariat in Brussels, Belgium. This Briefings was co-organised by CTA, the European Commission / DEVCO, the ACP Secretariat, CONCORD and the Fair Trade Advocacy Office.

1. Coordinadora Nacional de
Cacaoteros Dominicanos, Inc.

2. Our Vision
Create a technically developed cocoa sector, with a high quality
product which is well-known and positioned in international
markets and to help producers improve their living standards.

3. Our Mission
To improve the income and living conditions of cocoa producers and
their families through supporting a sustainable management of the
farm, improving the quality of products, marketing efficiently the
harvest, strenghtening labour union and business practices, and
developing communities.

4. Our First Objective
Maintain our leadership as an advocacy group for small
cocoa producers.

5. Our Second Objective
Consolidation of a business organization which fosters
and guarantees the improvement of the living standards of
the small and medium-sized cocoa farmers.

6. Our Third Objective
Implementation of sustainable projects that
generate communitary development.

7. Our Fourth Objective
Promote the preservation of the environment and a
sustainable use of resources in the production areas.

8. Organizational Structure
Centralizes Policy
and Marketing
7 Blocks
centralizing
activities
and cocoa
172 Small Producers
Associations 10,300
Members

9. Production Structure

10. Services to Farmers
 Commercialization
 Technical Assistance
 Transportation of the products (Farms to
Facilities)
 Processing (fermentation, drying, sorting and
packaging and even transformation)
 Certifications
 Credit
 Training

11. Certifications
 Organic U.E. 2091/92
 Organic Biosuisse
 NOP / COR
 UTZ
 Fair Trade
 Hand in Hand
 Rainforest Alliance
 Kosher
 ISO22000

12. Market Behavior
Market Behavior
Year Volume MT Sales Overall Average Price FT Sales % Fairtrade FT Avg Price Total Premium
2000 6,534.70 8,824,154.13 1,350.35 226.80 3.47% 1,860.04 34,020.00
2001 7,348.10 6,572,391.47 894.43 151.20 2.06% 1,783.33 22,680.00
2002 13,501.02 22,876,894.06 1,694.46 948.02 7.02% 2,019.22 142,203.00
2003 10,491.40 18,983,788.17 1,809.46 1,225.81 11.68% 2,343.23 183,871.50
2004 11,831.54 19,190,271.60 1,621.96 1,080.40 9.13% 32,089.49 162,060.00
2005 6,265.28 10,982,391.58 1,752.90 1,854.34 29.60% 2,071.63 278,151.00
2006 7,752.54 15,262,426.10 1,968.70 3,643.05 46.99% 2,189.73 546,457.50
2007 12,021.45 32,595,126.02 2,711.41 5,678.20 47.23% 3,347.48 851,730.00
2008 11,576.18 44,480,314.03 3,842.40 5,915.69 51.10% 4,127.01 887,353.50
2009 18,184.53 47,325,239.33 2,602.50 2,304.73 12.67% 2,937.43 345,709.50
2010 12,542.63 42,349,178.47 3,376.42 7,841.58 62.52% 3,519.00 1,176,237.00
2011 12,462.80 46,292,072.19 3,714.42 8,800.70 70.62% 3,842.42 1,663,860.34
2012 12,194.00 33,515,043.00 2,748.49 5,006.16 41.05% 3,038.97 946,464.61

13. Fairtrade funds investments

14. Fairtrade funds Investments

15. Fairtrade Funds Investments

16. Fairtrade Funds Investments

17. Our Main Challenges
 Renew cocoa trees.
 Facing the generational change.
 Building new infrastructures.
 Developing new market niches.

18. Keys to Success
 Trust of our farmers in working together.
 Transparent and visionary management.
 Continuous quality improvement.
 Faitrade Certification.

19. Thank You!
CONACADO
Calle Altagracia Saviñon No. 11
Los Prados, Santo Domingo DN
Dominican Republic
Tel. +1 809-957-6203 / 04
Fax. +1 809 957-3441
www.conacado.com.do
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