Sébastien Balmisse
Programs and Quality Manager
Kaoka
Overview
Following an international career where he was involved in rural development projects, Sébastien Balmisse first encountered Kaoka in 2010 in Sao Tomé, while he was working on a project to revive agricultural sectors supported by Agence Française de Développement (AFD). He has been coordinating Kaoka’s cocoa programs since 2013.
Published articles
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Developing organic fair trade sectors: the example of Kaoka
Guy Deberdt KaokaSébastien Balmisse Kaoka
Kaoka
Since it was set up in 1993 by André Deberdt, a pioneer in organic farming in France, Kaoka has exclusively marketed organic and fair trade products. The company’s economic model is based on developing sectors and establishing close partnerships with cocoa producers, meaning it can observe on-site with the producers the effects of climate change and the deterioration of their environment.