Cocoa Life helps lift the people and protect the landscapes, with the aim of bringing dynamic change to communities and forests where the cocoa bean grows before it becomes the chocolate for the snacks the world loves.
Launched in 2012, Cocoa Life is a ~US$1 billion investment by Mondelēz International through to 2030 to help make cocoa sourcing more sustainable in key cocoa-producing countries.
Cocoa Life’s integrated approach helps lift communities across nine cocoa-producing countries – Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire, Indonesia, India, the Dominican Republic, Brazil, Nigeria, Cameroon and Ecuador. Together with our partners, we are helping farmers gain knowledge and skills to help improve their livelihoods, strengthen their communities (Communities engaged through implementing partners where farmers registered or participating in the Cocoa Life Program reside), inspire the next generation of cocoa farmers, and protect and restore the landscapes where cocoa is grown.
Cocoa Life farmers are farmers that are registered with Cocoa Life, they are independent and not employed by Mondelēz International. Additionally, Mondelēz International does not own or operate Cocoa Life farms.
Through our integrated approach, we aim to make cocoa sourcing more sustainable.
Helping to grow more profitable cocoa businesses for communities
To help increase the number of farming households reaching a living income.
We work with NGOs, suppliers, governments and other partners both in and beyond the cocoa sector to help farmers earn more from their cocoa trees and other crops with the aim to improve farming household livelihoods.
Helping to lift cocoa communities
To help enhance child protection systems and improve access to quality education in Cocoa Life communities.
We facilitate investments in Cocoa Life communities and work with governments, NGOs and sector partners on long-term initiatives that help protect children and tackle systemic challenges. We strive to ensure that our efforts reflect the diverse needs of community members.
Helping to protect and restore forests
To seek no deforestation on Cocoa Life registered farms.
We support farming communities with tree-planting activities, agroforestry techniques and farm mapping technologies. We also implement landscape-wide initiatives to support forest conservation and restoration and to help reduce carbon emissions.
This page was updated in June 2024.