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In May 2017, the NGO Mighty Earth revealed the destruction of government forest reserves in Côte d’Ivoire by cocoa cultivation: out of 234, only six were still relatively intact. Deforestation outside reserves, largely due to cocoa, was also severe: 94% of Côte d’Ivoire ’s humid tropical forest was gone. Many had known what was happening. […]
Cocoa Barometer goes multi-lingual and calls for renewed help for poor farmers By Anthony Myers The influential Cocoa Barometer, a biennial review of sustainability in the cocoa sector, is now available in French, Spanish and Dutch - in addition to the original language English version – to represent the major languages where cocoa is grown, traded or processed.
Released in 2020, the latest Cocoa Barometer also includes new visual material outlining the key challenges and possible solutions for the cocoa sector.
The review has been critical in the past regarding certified cocoa from the chocolate companies in-house schemes. “
Most companies report significant progress in traceability of cocoa sourcing, though definitions of traceability differ. The race for certified volumes has not led to the bar being raised, and with a wider range of interventions at the sector’s disposal, the relevance of certi
Ivory Coast Arrests 4 for Trafficking Children to Cocoa Growers
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(Bloomberg) Ivory Coast police arrested four alleged child traffickers and rescued 19 children suspected of being transported to work on cocoa plantations in the West African nation.
(Bloomberg) Ivory Coast police arrested four alleged child traffickers and rescued 19 children suspected of being transported to work on cocoa plantations in the West African nation.
The police operation took place during the transportation of the children said to be from the neighboring nation of Burkina Faso from the north of Ivory Coast to the southeastern town of Aboisso, according to an official.
Chocoa 2021 goes virtual to keep sustainability at the forefront of the cocoa sector By Anthony Myers Key Amsterdam conference promises a virtual platform providing unique networking opportunities for the cocoa and chocolate industry.
The ninth edition of the influential Chocoa festival and conference has a different look and feel this year when it will be launched as virtual event from 24 February until 26 of February.
Always an early highlight of the conference calendar for the cocoa and chocolate industry, this year’s programme will be centred around the theme of child labour, an apt topic as 2021 has been designated International Year for the Elimination of Child labour.