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Sustainability category presents updates on sustainability efforts by governments, organisations and research institutions to ensuring cocoa is preserved, produced and consumed in a responsible manner.
Cocobod Set To Handover 51K Hectares Of Rehabilitated Cocoa Farms
Ghana Cocoa Board (Cocobod) is set to commence a process to hand over 51,000 hectares of successfully rehabilitated cocoa farms to owners.
The cocoa farms are part of some 136,000 hectares of moribund and Cocoa Swollen Shoot Virus…
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How Two Ghanaian Firms Raised World’s Biggest Plantain Nursery
Cocoa production in key regions in Ghana, especially the Western North Region, has declined to a historic low in recent years.
With about 70 percent of farms in the region estimated to be affected, cocoa production volumes have been…
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Lack Of Information A Threat To LID Implementation – SEND West Africa
A preliminary report has cited the lack of information about the Living Income Differential (LID) as a source of potential threat to its implementation.
"Little information on the policy is giving rise to potentially different and…
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Ivory Coast Strategy Targets Sustainable Cocoa Production By 2025
The government of Ivory Coast is set to launch the West African country's National Strategy for Sustainable Cocoa production.
According to government sources, the strategy will be based on improving the income of cocoa farmers and their…
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Price Of Cocoa Undermining Capital Accumulation By Farmers
"The search of international cocoa buying firms for new sources of cocoa produced in forest areas at cheaper cost undermines production in older established areas. Thus, the price of cocoa deters farmers from accumulating capital in cocoa…
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The EU Deforestation Proposal Must Do More For Smallholder Farmers
Our planet’s forests are more than just green lungs breathing life. They cover nearly a third of Earth’s land area, are home to 80 per cent of all terrestrial species, and provide an estimated 1.6 billion people with food, shelter, and…
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Analyst Prescribes Multi-stakeholder Partnership To Eliminate Child Labour
Cocoa value chain analyst, Eliseus Opoku-Boamah, says Ghana needs a supportive attitude rather than a punitive approach to reduce and eliminate child labour in cocoa farms across the country.
He mentioned that child labour and hazardous…
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Cocoa Life And Partners Taste Success In Forest Restoration Project
Scores of farmers participating in the Mondelez Cocoa Life-led Environmental Sustainability Project in Ghana are reported to be already reaping the benefits.
The project was designed by International's sustainability wing, Cocoa Life, as…
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Cocoa Abrabopa Builds Capacity To Improve Human Rights Outcomes In Cocoa Communities
The Cocoa Abrabopa Association (CAA) says it is committed to transparency and continuous improvement of Human Rights cases in cocoa-growing communities.
The group is paying special focus on building capacity and systems to improve human…
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Cocoa Abrabopa, Alfred Ritter Partner In Living Income Survey For Cocoa Farmers
Cocoa Abrabopa Association (CAA) and Alfred Ritter GmbH are conducting a living income survey in Daboase, Aboso, Bonsa-Tarkwa and Bogoso cocoa Districts in the Western Region of Ghana.
The joint exercise is part of several sustainability…
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