Category: Cocoa Farming and Agriculture

Prices for key components of fertilisers are rising and likely to stay high for the foreseeable future reports Bloomberg. Phosphate and Potash have both been in high demand since …

Last December, Ghana’s President, Nana Akufo-Addo, established a pension system for cocoa farmers, 36 years after the legislation was passed to that effect. However, the initiative has yet to …

Rains in 1st week of June were above average in Côte d’Ivoire prompting optimism that yields will improve and bean size will increase on the April to September crop. …

Plans have been disclosed for the construction of the Ecole d’excellence cacaoyère over a 12 hectare site aimed at raising the quality of production. The distinctive ‘brick-red’ cacao from …

The Cocoa and Coffee Inter-Professional Council (CICC) of Cameroon met with Gabriel Mbairobé, the Minister of Agriculture and Luc Magloire Mbarga Atangana, the Minister of Commerce, to launch a …

In 2011 scientists estimated the production of cocoa in Nigeria would reach 1 million tons by 2022. The country will fall far short of that number this year, with …

Yesterday, 5 May 2021 Fairtrade issued a report on how their COVID relief fund has impacted farmers globally. More than 500,000 farmers and agricultural workers in nearly 60 countries …

As we know, Côte d’Ivoire produces a large portion of the world’s cocoa and lately, countries like Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire have made significant steps towards economic independence from …

In the 2020-2021 growing season, Ghana and Cote d'Ivoire are predicted to have a 102,000 ton surplus of cacao

This article was provided to Bartalks by Marc Steen, Chef de Project for CNFA. His contact details are at the end of the article. Responsible for approximately 43% of …

Around the world, especially in the agribusiness sector, cash is king. Used in more than 90% of transactions, cash may be the primary method of payment but it doesn’t …

Solidaridad West Africa Liberia (SWAL) is implementing a grant from the European Union (EU) and the Dutch Government to improve the cocoa sector of Liberia.