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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.
Mondelez Pays $3.36m Cash Premium to 334 Cocoa Communities in Ghana
MONDELEZ INTERNATIONAL, a global manufacturing company through its cocoa life programme announces for the 2018/2019 crop year that a total number of 29,116 registered cocoa farmers in 334 cocoa communities in Ghana have received a cash…
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Cargill Kokoo Pays Premiums To 19000 Farmers In Ghana
Over 19,000 cocoa farmers have benefitted from ¢6 million disbursed by Cargill through its Licensed Buying Company (LBC), Cargill Kokoo Sourcing Limited.
This is part of sustainability premiums for beans bought in the 2018/2019 cocoa…
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Brand Sustainability and Customer Loyalty
Brands are becoming increasingly conscious that their success is determined beyond the products they sell – transparency around the origin of their products and sustainability have become important factors when determining customer…
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Ghana Law Lecturer Advocates Legislation on Sustainable Cocoa Supply Chain
Mr Clement Kojo Akapame, a Consultant at TaylorCrabbe Initiative, has advocated effective enforcement of human rights and child labour laws towards ensuring sustainable cocoa supply chain.
He noted that internationally, countries were…
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Haiti and Dominican Republic Join Forces to Tackle Cocoa Cultivation Threat
Haiti and the Dominican Republic, together with representatives of the private sector of both countries, are working to define and apply a common strategy to prevent an eventual occurrence of moniliasis, a disease that attacks cocoa crops.…
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COCOBOD Bans Incentives Paid to Farmers per Bag of Cocoa Sold
The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has banned the use of all forms of incentives given to cocoa farmers on a bag of cocoa beans sold.
According to the board, the incentives had resulted in unhealthy competition among Licensed Cocoa Buying…
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Nestle Pays GHC1.2 Million in Bonuses to Partner Cocoa Farmers in Ghana
Over 4200 cocoa farmers under Nestle's Cocoa Plan program in Ghana are set to benefit from a total GHC1,218,000 (US$232,000) in cocoa premium payments.
Premiums are bonuses farmers receive in addition to the producer price for upholding…
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Report Slams Ineffective Corporate Social Responsibility Initiatives In Ivorian Cocoa Sector
The Corporate Accountability Lab has published a damning report on the effectiveness – or what it sees as the complete lack of effectiveness – of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) efforts in the chocolate industry.
Between October 2018…
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Bitter Chocolate: Deforestation in the Ivory Coast
The last piece of chocolate you ate likely had its roots in West Africa, where two-thirds of cocoa beans are produced.
Respectively, Ghana and the Ivory Coast account for roughly 19 and 45 percent of this production, according to data from…
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Your 5-Minute Guide to Sustainable Cocoa
Did you ever wonder who grows the cocoa beans used to make your chocolate? Six million farmers around the world bring you this sweet crop.
It was a sacred Aztec beverage. Its melting point, just below body temperature, seems to…
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