Hershey's 2020 Cocoa & Forests Initiative Annual Report Shares Progress Toward Ending Cocoa-Related Deforestation | News Direct

Hershey's 2020 Cocoa & Forests Initiative Annual Report Shares Progress Toward Ending Cocoa-Related Deforestation

News release by The Hershey Company

facebook icon linkedin icon twitter icon pinterest icon email icon Northampton, MA | August 18, 2021 10:01 AM Eastern Daylight Time

Our 2020 Cocoa & Forests Initiative Annual Report shares progress toward ending cocoa-related deforestation:

  • 316,232 multipurpose trees distributed
  • 58,905 individuals participated in women's empowerment projects
  • 11,117 individuals joined income diversification activities
  • 9,691 farmers trained in Climate Smart Cocoa practices

Read more on progress in Côte d'Ivoire: https://bit.ly/3hpPsJP and Ghana: https://bit.ly/2RRfiMj

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