 | Certified Operator (Certification Applicant) | | | Biolands International Ltd. | | |
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| Place, Country | | | Kyela, Tanzania, United Republic of | ||
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| Contact | | | biolandskyela@satnet.net | ||
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| Type of Operation | | | Production of cocoa beans | ||
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| Details on Operation | | | Contracted farmers are organised in groups and also process the produced cocoa beans | ||
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| Certified Products | | | Cocoa (dried beans) | |  |
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| Certification Programme | | | IMO Social & FairTrade Certification | ||
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| Social Issues (Hired Labour) |
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| Chapter | | | Content of the IMO Social & FairTrade Programme | | Rating | | Norm |
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| 2.1.1 | No Forced Labour | 12 | 12 | ||||
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| 2.1.2 | Freedom of Association and Right to Collective Bargaining | 12 | 16 | ||||
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| 2.1.3 | No Child Labour | 13 | 10 | ||||
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| 2.1.4 | Transparent and Human Disciplinary Practices | 10 | 10 | ||||
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| 2.1.5 | Equal Treatment and Opportunities | 11 | 8 | ||||
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| 2.1.6 | Health and Safety | 40 | 48 | ||||
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| 2.2.1 | Contracts & Good Relation between Employer and Workforce | 12 | 14 | ||||
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| 2.2.2 | Wages | 24 | 20 | ||||
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| 2.2.3 | Working Hours | 17 | 20 | ||||
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| 2.2.4 | Social Benefits | 13 | 14 | ||||
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| 2.2.5 | Equal Treatment of Different Labour Types | 8 | 14 | ||||
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| Total Score Social Issues (Hired Labour) | 172 | ||||||
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| Minimum Points for Certification Social Issues (Hired Labour) | 176 | ||||||
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| Points Reached Last Year (Social Issues, Hired Labour): - | |||||||
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| FairTrade Issues |
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| Chapter | | | Content of the IMO Social & FairTrade Programme | | Rating | | Norm |
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| 4.2.1 | Trade Relations | 20 | 20 | ||||
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| 4.2.3 | Additional FairTrade Issues Hired Labour | 15 | 20 | ||||
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| Total Score FairTrade Issues | 35 | ||||||
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| Minimum Points for Certification FairTrade Issues | 38 | ||||||
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| Points Reached Last Year (FairTrade Issues): - | |||||||
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| Environmental Issues |
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| Chapter | | | Content of the IMO Environmental Programme | | Rating | | Norm |
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| 2.3.1 | Water Conservation | 13 | 10 | ||||
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| 2.3.2 | Energy Management and Climate | 10 | 8 | ||||
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| 2.3.3 | Ecosystem Management | 12 | 12 | ||||
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| 2.3.4 | Waste Management | 5 | 6 | ||||
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| Total Score Environmental Issues | 40 | ||||||
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| Minimum Points for Certification Environmental Issues | 28 | ||||||
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| Points Reached Last Year (Environmental Issues): - | |||||||
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| Social Impact |
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| Social Impact & Special Achievements | | | Biolands International Ltd. is a complex and fairly large operation that links more than 20,000 farmers and their families in a cocoa production system that, from the very beginning, had a distinct perspective of improving the livelihoods of the farmers and their families in the region. Establishing a FairTrade system in such a complex operation has been and still is a considerable challenge, but Biolands has demonstrated its devotion to continuously improve both prices paid to farmers for organic (and now FairTrade) cocoa and improve the working conditions of the workers. | ||||
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| Use of FairTrade Premium | | | Only smallholder farmers are FairTrade beneficiaries; for Premium use refer to Producer Group | ||||
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| Date of Certification |
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| First | | | 28.10.2008 | ||||
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| Last Update | | | 18.12.2009 | ||||
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