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Ivory Coast To Sanction Chocolate Makers Refusing To Pay LID

Kojo Hayford Jun 19, 2021 0

Ivory Coast's cocoa regulator, Conseil Cafe Cacao (CCC), has called out leading chocolate makers for refusal to pay the Living Income Differential (LID), a $400-per-tonne premium. West African neighbours and the world's top two cocoa…
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Sustainability

Cocoa Growing Giants Threaten To Suspend Sustainability Schemes

Writer Nov 20, 2020 0

Ghana’s cocoa regulator has threatened to suspend the sustainability schemes used by major cocoa and chocolate companies to assure consumers that the beans they use are sustainably and ethically sourced. In comments to the World Cocoa…
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Op-ed

Dawn of the Living Income Differential; A Potential Major Impact on West African Cocoa Farming

Kojo Hayford Oct 9, 2020 0

This past week has seen the key start of the latest cocoa season within West Africa, which sees the introduction of the Living Income Differential put forward by the governments of the Ivory Coast and Ghana to support farmers wages. In a…
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Trade

Ghana and Ivory Coast Create Joint Body To Coordinate Cocoa Policies

Writer Aug 28, 2020 0

The world’s two largest cocoa producers, Ghana and Ivory Coast, have created a joint body to improve coordination in research, price-setting and the fight against child labour, the Ivorian government said. The two countries have…
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Events

Ghana’s Cocobod Chief Boahen Aidoo, Ivory Coast’s Brahima Kone Share top Cocoa Award

Writer Nov 25, 2019 0

Chief Executive of Ghana Cocoa Board, Joseph Boahen Aidoo, and his Ivorian counterpart Yves Brahima Kone have jointly been honoured with the "Cocoa Farmer Income Sustainability Honorary Award" at the historic first edition of the Ghana…
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Sustainability

Ghana and Ivory Coast Withdraw Threat to Halt Sustainability Programmes

Writer Oct 23, 2019 0

The world’s top cocoa producers backed down from a threat to suspend sustainability programs that they said confectioners and other buyers had prioritized over better pay for farmers. Ivory Coast and Ghana, where more than 60% of the…
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Ivory Coast, Ghana Looking to Regulate Cocoa Industry’s Sustainability Schemes

Writer Sep 11, 2019 0

Ivory Coast and Ghana will meet major chocolate makers and grinders in Abidjan on Wednesday to make plans to regulate the industry’s efforts to source cocoa sustainably, multiple trade and government sources told Reuters. The plan comes…
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Ivory Coast Cocoa Farmers Dread Floods and Disease Amid Onset of Rains

Writer Sep 3, 2019 0

Heavy rain in Ivory Coast’s cocoa-growing regions threatens to compromise bean quality, raising fears of flooding and crop disease, farmers said on Monday. Harvesting started early for the October-to-March main crop, and farmers expect it…
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WCF Partnership Meeting in October to Explore Retailers as Drivers of Change

Writer Aug 29, 2019 0

The World Cocoa Foundation (WCF) has announced the agenda for its 2019 Partnership Meeting, in Berlin Germany, on the theme Drivers of Change. Effective stakeholder collaboration and partnerships; Strong business and policy environment;…
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Op-ed

Jacques Morisset: How can Cote d’Ivoire Escape the Curse of Cocoa?

Writer Jul 27, 2019 0

Chocolate is becoming more and more of a luxury item for most consumers. The price of a box of 24 assorted chocolates can exceed $20, and the most prestigious confectioners may charge as much as $35. But on the other side of the…
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