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ITC’s Alliances for Action launches handbook to boost West African coffee
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GENEVA, Switzerland – Today, Ghana – and the wider West African region – is seeking to diversify its agricultural production and exports with robusta...
Olam Markets B2B food app fuels the company’s digital expansion in West Africa
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MILAN – Olam Markets, Ghana's first and only B2B mobile app in the food sector, has made such a positive impact with grocery distributors...
World Cocoa Foundation joins the Tropical Forest Alliance community
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WCF is pleased to join the Tropical Forest Alliance (TFA2020) community. TFA2020 is a global umbrella partnership that includes the public and private sector...
Hershey announces Cocoa For Good, the company’s sustainable cocoa strategy
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HERSHEY, Pa., U.S. — The Hershey Company announces Cocoa For Good, its holistic cocoa sustainability strategy. The comprehensive strategy addresses the most pressing issues facing...
Cocoa agroforestry is less resilient to drought than cocoa in full sun
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A new study based on detailed field measurements in West Africa shows cocoa agroforestry to be less drought resilient than previously thought. The strong...
“Cocoa Barometer” Report: too-cheap chocolate could be its own demise as young farmers not replacing old
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Unsustainably low cocoa prices – made possible by extreme poverty among West African cocoa producers, with farmers in Ghana earning as little as 84...
WEST AFRICA – Barry Callebaut launches clean water campaign with cocoa farmers and communities
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The Barry Callebaut Group and its subsidiary Biopartenaire, a direct sourcing enterprise for sustainable cocoa beans, have launched a clean water campaign to deliver...