July 2020

Cash has been the common traditional payment for cocoa bean purchases. Unarguably, a lot of risk is associated with cash transactions along the cocoa supply chain. The World Cocoa Foundation's Peter Sheilo Baghr shares insights on the…
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The Rainforest Alliance has announced the unveiling of a new sustainability certification program. The international non-organisation sustainability organisation said the redefined program comes with more robust criteria, measurement, and…
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American confectionery manufacturer Hershey is pumping $135 million to expand production lines at its manufacturing plant in Virginia. State Governor, Ralph Shearer Northam, hinted the Hershey's Virginia will increase production capacity…
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Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) will shut down its corporate and divisional offices in Accra for fumigation, effective Wednesday, July 8, 2020. The COCOBOD Coronavirus measures were announced in response to some staff of the organisation…
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Guatemala is reported to have commenced processes to exit the global coffee growers body - the International Coffee Organization (ICO). The Guatemala exit, announced by the government, comes on the backdrop of falling coffee prices amid…
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For the past decades, we have seen acclaimed sustainable certification organisations, telling the whole world that there is the need to fight for fairer trade for farmers across the Globe. One of such certifications is Fairtrade, who have…
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Nigerian cocoa industry advocate and Chairman Eti-Oni Development Group, Oba Dokun Thompson, says the problems of West Africa's cocoa industry will not go away unless the region takes cocoa value addition more seriously. Oba Thompson, who…
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Findings of a Dutch university research sighted by Cocoa Post have pointed to poor coordination in business processes as a major challenge confronting Ghana's cocoa sector. A 3-member team of researchers from Wageningen University and…
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The International Cocoa Initiative (ICI) has reported a sharp increase in the incidence of children identified as carrying out hazardous work on cocoa farms in Ivory Coast. Data from the cocoa sector child labour monitoring organisation…
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Swiss chocolate manufacturer, Felchlin, has unveiled a new couverture made 100 percent from the Cocoa fruit, with no extra ingredient. Made of Bolivian cocoa beans, the chocolate is sweetened with cocoa pulp juice from Ghana and becomes…
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