Yves Koné, the head of the cocoa industry watchdog, has suspended the operations of several cooperatives that are suspected of buying and reselling beans above the regulated price.
Francis came out against the criminalization of homosexuality before and after his recent trip to Africa, but bishops on the continent say that’s just the pope’s opinion, not Church teaching
Farmers Ivory Coast will receive 825 CFA francs (1.25 euros) per kilo, at the opening of the 2021-2022 cocoa season, a drop of 17.5% from the last harvesting campaign