Ivory Coast

The International Cocoa Initiative (ICI) has reported a sharp increase in the incidence of children identified as carrying out hazardous work on cocoa farms in Ivory Coast. Data from the cocoa sector child labour monitoring organisation…
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Cocoblock, a digital solution developed by French NGO Nitidae, has demonstrated blockchain technology can contribute to better traceability of cocoa production in Ivory Coast. Cocoblock blockchain, which according to Nitidae, was developed…
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ILO Conventions No. 138 on the minimum age for employment and Convention No. 182 on the Worst Forms of Child Labour have been ratified by Ghana as part of activities marking the 2020 World Day against Child Labour. Ghana's ratification of…
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A yet to be released United States report that shows child labour has risen in the West African cocoa sector is to be reviewed independently following objections by Ghana and Ivory Coast, Reuters has reported. The top two cocoa producers…
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Ivory Coast’s Coffee and Cocoa Council (CCC) is introducing reforms aimed at boosting domestic exporters, including by reducing fees they pay when acquiring beans, CCC and industry sources said. The new measures also limit stockpiling of…
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Below average rainfall in most of Ivory Coast’s cocoa-growing regions last week meant more downpours were needed to strengthen the crop, farmers said on Monday. Ivory Coast, the world’s top cocoa producer, is currently in its rainy season,…
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An effort that increases commitment to purchasing 100% certified and sustainable cocoa
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Swiss food processing technology giant, Bühler Group, has opened an ultra-modern Agroindustrial Training & Innovation Center in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. Christened the Buhler Cocoa Competence Center (CFIA), the facility becomes the first…
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