Cote d’Ivoire

Effective by the end of this month, May 2022, Cote d'Ivoire - Ghana Cocoa Initiative will begin a monthly publication of origin differential premium paid by multinational buyers for cocoa beans from Ghana and Cote d'Ivoire. A joint…
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According to ICCO forecasts, Cocoa production for the 2021/22 cocoa season is set to fall by one-third due to less conducive weather conditions and the outbreak of swollen shoot disease. The International Cocoa Organisation’s (ICCO)…
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The African Cocoa Platform (AfCoP) has unveiled a new competition seeking to promote agroforestry and other sustainable practices in cocoa farming. Cocoa farmers from the three-member countries of the organisation, namely Ghana, Cameroon…
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A group of Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) have called on the European Commission to "rapidly engage in formal negotiations" with Ghana and Cote d'Ivoire towards the establishment of an Economic Pact on Sustainable Cocoa. "The…
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The German Initiative on Sustainable Cocoa (GISCO) has held its 10th Annual General Meeting in Berlin on the topic 'Human Rights Due Diligence in the Cocoa Sector: Working Together for Better Living Conditions for Cocoa Farmers.' The…
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Mars Incorporated has announced a new effort to improve the livelihoods of 14,000 smallholder cocoa farmers in Côte d’Ivoire and Indonesia by the next eight years. According to the chocolate maker of more than 100 years, two…
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Ghana's cocoa industry regulator, Cocobod, has warned of a looming fertilizer shortage on the back of the Russia-Ukraine war. According to Chief Executive Joseph Boahen Aidoo, the West African country's cocoa farmers may have to consider a…
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For the intermediate marketing campaign which opens on April 1, the farm gate price per kilogram of cocoa is maintained at 825 FCFA, as in the main campaign. The announcement was made by the Minister of State, Minister of Agriculture and…
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At the recently held Africa- EU Week celebration from the 14th to 18th February 2022, young Fairtrade producers were part of a series of side events organised by the youth on key thematics relating to integrated development on the African…
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