February 2024

Solidaridad, an international non-governmental organisation, has announced the appointment of Andre de Freitas as its new Executive Director. De Freitas is due to officially assume the role on March 15, 2024, according to a press…
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Conservation Alliance International has joined forces with the Rainforest Alliance, an esteemed international non-profit organisation, to bolster farmer groups and their communities in tackling broader landscape issues through the adoption…
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Cocoa and chocolate giant Barry Callebaut has revealed plans to lay off some 2,500 workers across its global operations, according to CEO Peter Feld. The drastic downsizing move, to be implemented within the next 18 months, is aimed at…
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Abstract This paper identifies several governance factors that enable economic upgrading and the link between economic and social upgrading /downgrading of smallholders and Abusa sharecroppers in Ghana's cocoa value chain (GCVC).…
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In a significant shift within the global cocoa industry, Ecuador is poised to overtake Ghana as the world's second-largest cocoa producer, according to data from the International Cocoa Organisation (ICCO). This potential shake-up…
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The International Cocoa Organisation (ICCO) has sounded a warning to Ghana, urging swift action to address significant “structural issues” within its cocoa sector. The organisation highlights the potential for a cascade of problems amid…
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Ghana's cocoa output for the 2023/24 season is expected to be almost 40% below a target of 820,000 metric tons, two sources from the country's sector regulator, COCOBOD told Reuters. Strong seasonal winds and a lack of rain are among the…
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Tracer, a free mobile application by Plant-for-the-Planet, has been launched to help smallholders meet EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) compliance requirements for accessing the European market. The law, which enters into force in less…
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Ghana's Cocobod will use part of a $200 million World Bank loan to rehabilitate plantations destroyed by the cocoa swollen shoot virus, which causes drops in yields and kills trees, the regulator's deputy Chief Executive in charge of…
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The Coffee and Cocoa Council (CCC) of Ivory Coast has helped the national police to seize three trucks loaded with 1,500 bags of cocoa beans on the border with Guinea, the regulator's managing director said on Friday. Low farmgate prices…
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