Key businesses in the confectionery trade will be joining the World Cocoa Foundation and IDH sustainability organisation at this year's COP28 event, to deliver an update on progress with the Cocoa and Forests Initiative, reports Neill Barston.
The Cocoa and Forests Initiative (CFI) is set to present updates on the industry’s commitment to eliminate deforestation and restore degraded forests at COP28, the United Nations Climate Change Conference, which will be held this year in Dubai from 30 November to 12 December.
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Cocoa industry NGO, the Voice Network has called on major confectionery groups to engage with purchase crops for the latest season, amid farmers expressing concern over slow take-up from global buyers facing higher overall market prices, writes Neill Barston.
The African Platform for Sustainable Cocoa, which brings together civil society cocoa platforms from Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana, has issued a statement alleging the cocoa industry is refusing to pay at the current market price plus the Living Income Differential (LID) despite promising to do so.