Cacao

The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) signed a syndicated loan agreement of US$1.3 billion on Tuesday More

Cocoa farming is predominately carried out by smallholder farmers. In Liberia, 80% of farmers that own larger and producing farms are owned by old aged farmers ranging from 50-75 years. More

Farmers in Côte d’Ivoire’s cocoa growing regions believe above average rain could boost its main crop More

Fairtrade US partners with Amazon and participates in their ‘Climate Pledge Friendly’ program designed to help consumers shop for more sustainable and Fairtrade-certified products. More

On 22 September, the European Commission began an initiative to improve sustainability in the cocoa sector. More

Ivory Coast Coffee and Cocoa Council (CCC) announced that the country will be building two new factories in the next two years to increase its cocoa processing and storage capacity by 14%. More

Olam, leading supplier of cocoa beans and ingredients claims they have reached 100% traceability of the cocoa they purchase directly in their global supply chain. More

Sky news reported the lands and livelihoods of those trying to farm sustainably are being wrecked by huge Amazon fires. More

Mr Joseph Aidoo, Chief Executive Officer of Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has announced that all is set to implement the ‘Cocoa Farmers Pension Scheme’ for all cocoa farmers in Ghana as of October 1. More