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<p>DFID is investing more than £1.2 billion in bilateral agriculture programmes, many
of which support smallholders in global value chains, including cocoa. DFID does not
categorise its programme spend according to the nature of different value chains given
the significant additional burden this would place on projects if the data was to
be robust.</p><p> </p><p>DFID is a founding member of the Living Income Community
of Practice and is partnering with the UN Foundation, CARE, and the Fourth Sector
Group, to explore how we can encourage the growth of more “for benefit” businesses
in the cocoa supply chain. It also supports the Ethical Trade Initiative to improve
worker’s rights in global supply chains. This includes working with companies to improve
the application of human rights and providing direct remediation of labour rights
violations for vulnerable workers.</p>
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