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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.
Cocoa Land Lease Agreement Hoped To Enhance Ghana’s Production
A landmark agreement on land-lease in Ghana's leading cocoa producing hub is praised as significant in increasing national production output.
A protracted land dispute had meant about 614,000 hectares of smallholder cocoa farms lacked…
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Ghana Ratifies ILO Conventions To End Child Labour On Cocoa Farms
ILO Conventions No. 138 on the minimum age for employment and Convention No. 182 on the Worst Forms of Child Labour have been ratified by Ghana as part of activities marking the 2020 World Day against Child Labour.
Ghana's ratification of…
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Improved Farmer Incomes Fundamental To Better Systems – Fairtrade Africa Advocates
Edward Akapire, the Head of Region, Fairtrade Africa West Africa Network, has called for better systems beyond organisation, governance, and internal management systems to improve farmer incomes and livelihoods in Africa.
He said whereas…
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Cocoa Producers Reject New US Report On Child Labour
A yet to be released United States report that shows child labour has risen in the West African cocoa sector is to be reviewed independently following objections by Ghana and Ivory Coast, Reuters has reported.
The top two cocoa producers…
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Ghana Cocoa Farmers Lament Income Disruption Amidst COVID-19 Pandemic
As the coronavirus pandemic - COVID-19 - bites hard on global economies, cocoa farmers are making a case for Ghana to create a local demand for the industrial use of cocoa so as not to overly rely on international markets.
At Korboe Farms…
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Hershey Extends Its Cocoa For Good Sustainability Scheme
An effort that increases commitment to purchasing 100% certified and sustainable cocoa
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New Fairtrade Certification To Boost Incomes For Cocoa And Coffee Farmers
In a move to deepen benefits for farmers, Fairtrade International has announced a new requirement for cooperatives and traders applying for cocoa or coffee certification.
The requirement, which takes effect 1 June 2020, obligates…
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Cocoa and Forests Initiative Plants Four Million Trees In Afforestation Drive
A key international public-private venture, the Cocoa & Forests Initiative (CFI), has reported major progress towards ending deforestation in Ghana and Ivory Coast, with four million trees planted and a million farmers receiving…
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Protecting Forests As An Economic Proposition For Cocoa Farmers
Deforestation is a recognised problem in the cocoa industry. Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire, the world’s two biggest cocoa producers, have experienced some of the fastest rates of deforestation anywhere in the world and this is also a growing…
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Rainforest Alliance 2019 Report Details Progress In Sustainability And Environmental Schemes
The global Rainforest Alliance group has released its latest annual report, detailing projects with over two million certified farmers in over 70 countries on key social and environmental challenges including farmer livelihoods, child…
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