Fairchain
We produce in the country of origin and pay fair wages.
Fairchain: Next-level fair trade
The problem
The Global South produces raw materials, which are then processed into finished products in industrialized countries. This is how rich corporations in the Global North get richer and richer. Unfortunately, neither Fairtrade nor the Supply Chain Act have changed this yet.
Our Solution
Fairchain. The Fairchain movement advocates for keeping the entire production process of goods in the raw materials' country of origin. This is where we come in – by producing the finest organic chocolate – tree to bar in Ghana.
Therefore "Made in Africa"
We not only fight poverty, but also build sustainable infrastructures and offer fair opportunities for the future.
Better infrastructure
Value creation in Africa is hardly possible due to the poorly developed infrastructure. If there are more companies like fairafric, the quality of services and infrastructure will increase locally, which in turn will attract new companies.
Skilled jobs
Managing small farms is closely linked to poverty. Working in manufacturing is not. Real change can only happen if people move away from small-scale farming.
Access to Healthcare
All fairafric production workers and their families are covered by health insurance, allowing them to afford healthcare. Necessary treatments do not have to be postponed due to lack of funds.
Education
Education costs money. While small farmers can barely afford primary school fees, a qualified job allows them to educate their children right up to university degrees.
Sustainability
We produce our chocolate in Ghana using solar-powered energy, combining renewable production with cocoa from dynamic agroforestry systems – for value creation based on regeneration.
Equality
Both in Germany and in Ghana, we stand for equality in the workplace. Equal opportunities, flexible working hours, and women in leadership positions are a matter of course at fairafric.
Fair working conditions
Salaries above minimum wage
We pay many times the Ghanaian minimum wage – including free meals, transport, health & pension insurance.
Healthcare
Health insurance covers the entire family of our workers.
Ghanaian Management Team
Our management in Ghana currently consists of 5 men and 4 women.
Free Food
In our own canteen, we use organic vegetables from our cocoa families. This way, we offer our employees fresh, healthy meals while also contributing to the diversification of income for cocoa families.
Free commute
Our bus picks up all employees from the region and safely brings them to the factory.
Our promise to you
Good for you. Good for people. Good for the planet.
Delight that inspires.
We rely on selected organic ingredients, high-quality cocoa, and clear recipes. For honest enjoyment that doesn't overload but delights -
Good for you.
Fairness that makes a difference.
We produce in Ghana, create fair jobs and invest in people. For real, lasting prospects –
Good for the people.
Responsibility that endures.
We work with dynamic agroforestry, renewable energy, and recyclable packaging. For a future that lasts –
good for the planet.
We are taking it a step further
We are rethinking "fair" trade and setting new standards for "sustainable development"
We create added value in the country of origin: Our solar-powered factory now employs over 300 people. In 2025 alone, we created more than 100 additional jobs directly on-site in a rural region.
In doing so, we promote the development of local economic structures and also create indirect jobs for suppliers.
As a result, a multiple of local income remains in the country (compared to industrial and fair trade chocolate):
The Impact of fairafric
Chocolate industry
~$1,924 per ton or ~$0.15 per bar
Ghana's income per ton of cocoa when exporting cocoa beans and value creation (= chocolate production) in the Global North.
Fair trade
~ $2400 per ton or ~ $0.19 per bar
Ghana's income per ton of cocoa when cocoa beans are exported and value is added in the Global North (price is composed of $2400 minimum price + $240 Fairtrade premium + $300 organic premium).
fairafric
> $19,106 per ton or ~$1.49 per bar
Ghana's income per ton of cocoa with production and value creation in Ghana.
By producing fair chocolate in Ghana, we are able to raise local income to US$19,106 per tonne of cocoa beans.
Here's how the US$19,106 is calculated: An 80g bar of Fairafric chocolate contains, on average, 77.84g of cocoa beans, which are first processed into cocoa butter and cocoa mass before being turned into chocolate. One tonne of cocoa beans thus yields 12,846 bars. Per bar, US$1.49 remains in the country of origin, Ghana. This amounts to US$19,106 per tonne of cocoa beans.
For our organic cocoa, we pay a premium of $792.34 per tonne of cocoa. For all cocoa beans from Dynamic Agroforestry, we even pay an additional $250 per tonne directly to the farmers, so that the premium for DAF is a total of $1,042.34 per tonne of cocoa.
Interested in even more background information?
Then we recommend the following documentaries.
Decolonize Chocolate 2 (2022)
What happens when change becomes reality? We accompany the people behind the mission: new jobs, new perspectives and real transformation on the ground in Ghana. A film about courage, responsibility and the question of what a more equitable chocolate industry could really look like.
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Decolonize Chocolate 1 (2021)
Chocolate doesn't begin in the supermarket. It begins where cocoa grows. This film tells the story of an industry that has extracted value from Africa for decades – and shows how fairafric and Amanase are working to change that. Honest, close-up, and with a clear vision: more value creation, more dignity, more future in the country of origin.
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Chocolate Without Guilt / Arte Re: (2019)
Our chocolate cravings have a bitter aftertaste. Cocoa mostly comes from West Africa, and hardly anyone knows what misery our consumption causes there. But three companies offer an alternative in different ways.
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Ghana Grows Our Cocoa, So Why Can't It Make Chocolate? (2022)
Business Insider shares a look behind the scenes of the chocolate industry.
Watch now
We're glad not to be alone.
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Learn more about fairafric
fairafric voted fairest chocolate seal (2025)
Comparison of Seals and Chocolate Programs: Ritter, Milka, Lindt & Co. Fail.
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