Peter Baskett

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INCONSISTENT RAINFALL COMPLICATE CÔTE D’IVOIRE & NIGERIA COCOA PRODUCTION

Côte d’Ivoire not yet concerned about dry spell Côte d’Ivoire, the current world leader in Cocoa production, has recently reported particularly dry weather conditions but is not yet too concerned about the impact on its production. According to Reuters, Cocoa farmers in the West African country have said that despite the dry weather last week, …

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GERMANY’S CHOCOLATE SANTA EXPORTS SOAR AMIDST COST OF LIVING CRISIS

While much of the world is currently struggling with rising costs of living and steeply increasing energy prices, it seems that chocolate is still one of the simple pleasures that consumers turn to during the holiday season. The German confectionery industry reports that it has produced about 5.6% more chocolate Santas for this year’s Christmas …

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INVESTING IN THE FUTURE: EDUCATING THE NEXT GENERATION ON CARING FOR CLIMATE

The Akwaduro community in Ghana’s Ahafo region has recently established a Junior High School (JHS) that focuses on educating local youth on climate issues, with funding from an agroforestry initiative. It was recognised that there was a need to involve the communities whose lives are most affected by climate change, i.e. those who depend directly …

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CÔTE D’IVOIRE, GHANA FORM WORKING GROUP AS PART OF COCOA MARKET PRICE NEGOTIATIONS

The world’s two largest Cocoa producers, Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana, have noted some progress in their ongoing efforts to secure fair payment for their Cocoa farmers. The West African countries recently announced that they will no longer sell their Cocoa to buyers at such low prices while their farmers struggle to earn a living wage. …

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NATIONAL CACAO CONGRESS CONCLUDES IN PHILIPPINES

The two-day National Cacao Congress at the SMX Convention Centre in Davao City, Philippines, was held on 24-25 November and brought together 70 exhibitors and 1,800 participants to discuss innovations and challenges in the country’s cocoa industry. The theme of the event was “Cacao is Gold” and exhibitors from various backgrounds across the public and …

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GHANA COCOA FARMS PILOT CUSTOM FERTILISER APPLICATION TECHNOLOGY

Selected Cocoa farms in Ghana were chosen to test the use of Remote Sensing (RM) to apply fertilisers to crops. The Soil Research Institute (SRI) of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) is leading the pilot project with the aim of identifying the specific requirements of local Cocoa-growing soils. Currently, most fertilisers used …

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GUYLIAN TO USE FAIRTRADE MARK COCOA IN US CHOCOLATE PRODUCTS

Premium Belgian chocolate brand Guylian has confirmed it will partner with Fairtrade America, which the company says marks a step towards more ethical trade for the company. The new deal will see the chocolate company use 100% Fairtrade Cocoa in its US confectionery lines, with the new products clearly labelled as Fairtrade to distinguish them. …

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NEW DATA QUANTIFIES COCOA SUPPLY CHAIN TRACEABILITY ISSUES IN WEST AFRICA

Recent data released by Trase, a supply chain mapping solutions provider, concluded that current traceability measures in Cocoa supply chains are not effective in stopping deforestation. The data shows that between 2000 and 2019, Cocoa farming alone consumed 2.4 million ha of forest in Côte d’Ivoire – an area comparable to the size of Rwanda. …

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ABIREM MP URGES FARMERS NOT TO SELL LAND TO ILLEGAL MINERS

During Ghana’s two-day SEND Conference on Living Income and Human Rights in the Ghanaian Cocoa sector, the Member of Parliament for Abirem in the Eastern Region, Hon. John Osei Frimpong, called on Cocoa farmers not to sell their farms to illegal miners. He assured that the government is working to improve the living standards of …

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COCOA ARRIVALS DOWN AT CÔTE D’IVOIRE PORT AS DOCK WORKERS STRIKE CONCLUDES

Dock workers at San Pedro, one of Côte d’Ivoire’s two main ports, had stopped work in an ongoing strike from 31 October to 6 November after dockworkers refused to unload trucks which left exporters unable to transport Cocoa. According to Amidou Sylla, one of the strike leaders, the port workers fully resumed work on Monday. …

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SEND GHANA CONCLUDES TWO-DAY CONFERENCE ON LIVING INCOME & HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES

From 9 to 10 November 2022, SEND Ghana hosted a two-day conference inviting key stakeholders in the Cocoa sector to discuss the current issues of income and human rights in the Ghanaian Cocoa sector. SEND GHANA was established on August 4, 1998, under the name ‘Social Enterprise Development Foundation of West Africa.’ The organisation has …

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