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I read the article (I'm swiss) but I feel like I'm missing the point. I immediately looked up the first 2 most locally famous companies I could think of ( http
by zepearl 6y ago
I read the article (I'm swiss) but I feel like I'm missing the point.
I immediately looked up the first 2 most locally famous companies I could think of ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chocolat_Frey https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chocolat_Frey + https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cailler https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cailler which in this case made me read https://cailler.ch/en/about#sustainability https://cailler.ch/en/about#sustainability ) and in both cases they mention "UTZ Certified" ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UTZ_Certified https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UTZ_Certified ):
UTZ, formerly called UTZ Certified, is a program and a label for sustainable farming. The UTZ label is featured on more than 10,000 product packages in over 116 countries. In 2014, UTZ was reported to be the largest program for sustainable farming of coffee and cocoa in the world. The UTZ program addresses agricultural practices, social and living conditions, farm management, and the environment.
So, from the point of view of sustainability (quality of the product, quality of living of the producers, etc...) the swiss products should be ok, which should be a good thing, right?
Therefore, if general sustainability is OK, then the local companies (therefore, indirectly "the government") shouldn't have problems developing/evolving that kind of industry? Or maybe not?
I'm writing this because I don't understand why such a drastic measure ("stop selling to Switzerland!") is being adopted. I guess that if Ghana does that then Switzerland will just switch to other producers - it will take some time&effort to ensure the same standards (for the quality of both the product & farming) but it's doable => I miss seeing the advantage here for Ghana, as they won't be able anymore to sell their "higher-priced UTZ-certified product" to Switzerland (my assumption is that what they're selling is UTZ-certified).
Am I being naive? Am I overlooking something, maybe simplifying stuff too much?