Cocoa Production Articles & Analysis
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Chocolate connoisseurs were hit by a 10% increase in the price of their favorite sweet this Easter as the world’s largest cocoa producers, Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire, found themselves seriously affected by disease, illegal mining, changes in land use and climate change. The price of cocoa began creeping up in the second half of 2022 reaching an all-time high in January 2024. The ...
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). ...
It is predicted that cocoa bean yields will fail to meet our demand for chocolate within the next few years, so scientists have been trying to come up with a solution. Almost 4 million tons of cocoa are produced every year but, worldwide demand is set to reach 4.5million tons in the near future. To keep chocolate lovers happy and stocked up on their favourite chocolate treats, scientists have ...
These ants collect pieces of Phytophthora-infected cocoa pods to build protective tents over the mealy bugs, it says. The study says that Philidris ants and their tent materials harbour infectious Phytophthora spores with which the ants contaminate fresh cocoa pods. Indonesia is the world’s third biggest cocoa producer. But increased pest ...
“With the world’s population growing by half a billion people every decade, and with rising incomes driving increased consumption of grains and protein, global demand for agricultural products will continue to see significant growth. GrainCorp provides an excellent platform to serve that growth, particularly in fast-growing markets in the Middle East, Africa and Asia. ...
Growing cocoa with other crops on the same plot boosts the productivity of cocoa farms, compared with growing cocoa alone, a study has found. ...
Tanzania expects to increase funding for research in the next financial year, to at least one per cent of gross domestic product (GDP). More>> Nigeria's 2020 hope 'may just be a pipe dream' The former president of the Nigerian Academy of Science, Anya O. ...
Production workers are employed by Cordillera, a company committed to fair labor practices. ...
When we pop a piece of chocolate into our mouths, most of us aren't thinking about the supply chain that converts cocoa beans into delicious treats. But Cargill does. The company's work to improve livelihoods for cocoa farmers and their families in Africa, Asia and South America just earned it the U.S. ...
These bars are Equal Exchange's eighth and ninth full-size premium chocolate bars and represent the latest expansion of the co-operative's popular 100% organic, 100% Fair Trade chocolate and cocoa product line up. The Organic Ecuador Dark Chocolate is Equal Exchange's second single-origin bar, following on the heels of last year’s successful launch of ...
Goal: Increase productivity by 50%. 75% of cocoa beans will meet the Indonesian national standard versus 25% currently. ...
Thanks to this new partnership the fundraiser now also offers beautiful fairly traded gifts for the home and hand-made tree-free gift wrap. The expanded product offering increases the program"s appeal and further demonstrates the connections between ourselves, our purchases and the people who grow and create products we use every day. ...
The World Cocoa Foundation (WCF) today began its 17th Partnership Meeting in Utrecht, the Netherlands. The two‐day meeting on cocoa sustainability, held in association with the Rabobank Foundation and Rabobank International, is attended by over 200 representatives from the cocoa and chocolate industry, cocoa‐producing countries, government agencies, development organizations and civil ...
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 ...
Blommer Chocolate, North America"s largest processor of cocoa beans and ingredient chocolate products, today announced a new $3 million cocoa sustainability partnership supporting farmers in Ivory Coast, West Africa. ...
The Farmer Field Schools will enable cooperatives to become UTZ CERTIFIED, and this means that by the end of this year more than 10,000 tonnes of cocoa beans will be available for use in sustainably certified chocolate and cocoa products. ...
At a ceremony held in Yaoundé, the World Cocoa Foundation launched the Cocoa Livelihoods Program (CLP) in Cameroon. ...