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With 70% of the world’s cocoa coming from West Africa, it comes as a surprise that less than 1% of world chocolate is produced at the origin. This gives cocoa producers, especially smallholder farmers, only a meagre share in the…
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In 1585 Europe received the first official shipment of cocoa beans at the Spanish port of Seville from Mexico, launching the international cocoa trade. Cocoa also referred to as Theobroma cacao (food of the gods) was consumed largely in…
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Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has made the case for Switzerland to consider deepening its economic relations with Ghana by partnering with the country to establish more cocoa processing plants. Increasing local processing of cocoa beans is…
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Organic chocolate social enterprise, fairafric, has taken a swipe at giant chocolate makers for their alleged refusal to buy Africa's cocoa beans in an apparent move to skirt a $400 per ton premium termed the Living Income Differential…
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