cocoa growing News
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Global Chocolate and Cocoa Industry reaffirms long-term commitment to responsible Cocoa Farming through new partnership
A new and historic partnership between the global chocolate and cocoa industry, U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Senator Tom Harkin and U.S. Representative Eliot Engel and the governments of Ghana and Cote d'Ivoire reaffirms the industry's continued commitment to promoting responsible cocoa farming in Cote d'Ivoire and Ghana. The new "Framework of Action in support of the Harkin-Engel Protocol" ...
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Cocoa farmers may boost yields by intercropping
Growing cocoa with other crops on the same plot boosts the productivity of cocoa farms, compared with growing cocoa alone, a study has found. The researchers, from the University of Queensland, Australia, say their study is one of the first to quantitatively examine the effects of crop diversity on the efficiency of cocoa farms. They surveyed more than 300 farmers from three of the six ...
By SciDev.Net
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Hershey Announces Action Plans to Protect and Restore Forests in Cocoa Growing Region
The Hershey Company (NYSE: HSY) is taking action to protect forests and restore forest cover in the cocoa growing regions in West Africa. The company today released action plans that are part of the company’s commitments as a founding member of the Cocoa & Forest Initiative (CFI). In February 2018, Hershey publicly committed to no new deforestation in its cocoa supply chain, ...
By Siemens AG
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World Cocoa foundation announces new company members and new projects
The World Cocoa Foundation (WCF) today welcomed five new company members to the foundation and announced the start of three new projects in Côte d"Ivoire, the world"s largest cocoa-producing country. The announcements were made during the welcoming remarks of WCF"s 17th Partnership Meeting & Roundtable Sessions in Utrecht. The World Cocoa Foundation announced that five companies have ...
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World Cocoa Foundation launches Cocoa livelihoods program in Cameroon
At a ceremony held in Yaoundé, the World Cocoa Foundation launched the Cocoa Livelihoods Program (CLP) in Cameroon. The ceremony was timed to coincide with Cameroon's celebration of 50 years of independence. The program is managed by the World Cocoa Foundation and funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and 15 chocolate industry companies. CLP is expected to significantly improve the ...
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World Cocoa Foundation convenes global stakeholders to address Cocoa sustainability
WHAT: "Celebrating the Diversity of Cocoa Origins" World Cocoa Foundation Partnership Meeting WHEN: Wednesday and Thursday, May 18 and 19, 2011 WHERE: Hilton San Francisco Financial District, San Francisco CA WHO: More than 200 representatives from industry, government, development organizations, and research institutes in countries around the globe. Keynote addresses by Maura O’Neill, ...
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World Cocoa Foundation convenes global stakeholders to address Cocoa sustainability
More than 300 representatives from industry, government, development organizations, and research institutes in 32 countries around the globe are gathered in Washington today under the auspices of the World Cocoa Foundation (WCF) to address the most pressing issues in efforts to promote a sustainable cocoa economy. WCF's two-day Partnership Meeting opened yesterday with participants from Europe, ...
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