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Un chercheur ivoirien a décidé d’apporter son expertise et son expérience pour lutter contre le vieillissement des vergers de cacao en répondant au défi de la replantation de cette culture dont la Côte d’Ivoire est le…Read More »

Troubled chocolate retailer Darrell Lea will remain Australian owned, but hundreds of jobs will still be lost as the Quinn family takes control. Darrell Lea on Monday was sold to the Quinn family, which owns the…Read More »

OLAM Ghana Limited, a leading licensed cocoa buying company (LBC), is undertaking a cocoa sustainability project in 52 communities across five cocoa regions in the country. The regions are Ashanti, BrongAhafo, Eastern, Western and Central. Under…Read More »

By Holly Houston and Terry Wyer SEP 6, 2012 This installment of Critical Questions is the first in a series that will focus on engagement by the U.S. government and the private sector in agribusiness. Production…Read More »

Cadbury Cocoa Partnership (CCP) has distributed 10,000 long-lasting factory-treated mosquito bed-nets to 209 communities in seven districts in which the programme operates. The Districts include New Juaben, West Akim, Asunafo North and Mpohor Wassa East. The…Read More »

Barry Callebaut has confirmed that Caluwé Artisan, a company customer for three generations, has switched its entire production to Cameroon chocolate from Barry Callebaut’s Quality Partner Programme (QPP). Through this programme, Barry Callebaut assists farmers in…Read More »

Zurich/Switzerland, Yamoussoukro/Côte d’Ivoire, August 24, 2012 – BarryCallebaut, the world’s leading manufacturer of high-quality cocoa and chocolateproducts, paid premiums totaling CHF 2.8 million (EUR 2.4 million/USD 2.9million) to 45 cocoa cooperatives and more than 12,000 farmers…Read More »

A multi-centre collaboration between academia and industry has confirmed a new validation method for cocoa flavanols and procyanidins that study backer Mars says could have, “far-reaching implications for researchers and consumers.”   Read the full article

The Sustainable Agriculture Initiative (SAI) Platform is making headway in preventing cocoa and coffee crop losses, improving supply and yields for manufacturers.   Read the full article

Demand for cocoa is soaring around the world – growing 2 to 3 percent each year. Perhaps nowhere is that growth stronger than in Asia, particularly in China and India.  Given the demand, the ability to…Read More »