COCOA POST

"Over the years, I have been jotting down all the costs incurred in the production season. And I record losses, despite all the costly investments in labour and input because the price of cocoa does not factor our cost of production," says…
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Indonesia oil palm farmer associations have said they will call for a boycott of European Union products imported into the country if the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) is not revoked. The Tempoc.co news portal reported that the…
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Farmerline, one of the world’s leading agritech companies – has officially launched its operations in Cote d’Ivoire as part of plans to service Francophone Africa. The move which is in line with the corporate expansion strategy, according…
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As part of efforts to help increase farm profitability and ensure that the root cause of poverty is addressed for cocoa farmers in Ghana, Macquarie University Sydney, The Open University, UK, and the University of Wollongong and coordinated…
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Kristy Leissle (PhD), a cocoa and chocolate scholar, is scheduled to speak at the cocoa conference hosted by the Lindt Chocolate Museum in Cologne Germany, next month. The conference will explore the subject of "Sustainable cocoa supply…
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Peter Feld, a 57-year-old German national, has been appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Barry Callebaut Group, with immediate effect. Feld takes over from Peter F. Boone who is reported to have stepped down from the…
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Cocoa farmers in Ghana can heave a sigh of relief as the European Union (EU) has clarified that the majority of cocoa from the West African country is at no risk of an EU market ban. Legislation passed in December by the EU parliament…
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Cocoa farming has been and continues to be a pivotal economic activity in Ghana which contributes significantly to the country's total foreign exchange earnings. However, the majority of cocoa farmers in Ghana have limited access to…
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Selected journalists from media houses in the Western Region have been trained ahead of an enrolment exercise expected to start in the Region to enrol cocoa farmers on the Cocoa Farmers Pension Scheme (CFPS). The journalists, who were…
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The 2023 Chocolate Scorecard says the sustainability claims of chocolate companies cannot necessarily be trusted. According to the report, only 11% of chocolate companies surveyed can fully trace where their cocoa comes from. It further…
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