Yiriwa SA was established in October 2008 as a company to support organic cocoa farmers in Cote d'Ivoire. The company aims to optimize impacts on farmers' livelihoods through activities like market identification, technical support, quality control and certification, processing, trade, and research and development. Shareholders include investment funds and farmer organizations. The support program also works to empower farmers through organizational strengthening, monitoring impacts, and preparing farmers' organizations to become shareholders. Challenges include improving competitiveness by reducing costs, addressing operational issues like contamination and quality control, diversifying markets, and determining how to organize farmers as shareholders.