cocoa sustainability

A leading Ghanaian cocoa buyer, Federated Commodities Limited (FEDCO), is diversifying into Ghana's emerging cashew and rice sectors, prodded by the lingering cocoa crisis. Ghana, the world's second-largest cocoa producer, has seen an…
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The International Cocoa Organisation (ICCO) has projected global cocoa output for the 2023/24 season to shrink by 11% or more than 547,000 metric tonnes. The latest forecast published by the organisation is contained in the production…
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Federated Commodities Limited (FEDCO), a Ghanaian licensed cocoa buying company has presented a cheque for GHS16 million (about $1.4m) as a premium to certified cocoa farmers for the 2022/2023 crop season at Assin Foso in the Central…
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The Rainforest Alliance, an international non-profit organisation, has organised a five-day training for 10 members of the Associate Trainers Network (ATN) of Ghana in Kumasi, in the Ashanti region. The ATNs are a group of expert…
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The Cocoa Lead for UPL West & Central Africa, Hubert Ehouman, has shared insights about the company's contribution to the Cocoa and Forests Initiative 1.0 (CFI 1.0) and its strategies for executing ambitious targets in the Cocoa and…
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Rainforest Alliance (RA) is an international non-profit organization working at the intersection of business, agriculture, and forests to make responsible business the new normal. The organisation is building an alliance to protect…
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Liberia has established its first-ever national cocoa seed garden to provide quality and improved planting materials for smallholder farmers. Until now the unavailability of quality planting material had been a major concern for the West…
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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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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…
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Bossman Owusu has been appointed as Solidaridad’s country representative for Ghana. From January 2023, Bossman will be responsible for providing strategic and programmatic leadership and oversight of Solidaridad’s operations in Ghana.…
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