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The case for cocoa: A ‘golden ticket’ for Pacific farmers?

Papua New Guinea grows some of the world’s finest cocoa. On the Managalas Plateau, farmers are reviving old trees and planting new ones, but turning prized beans into reliable inco...

In cocoa’s heartland, African farmers seek new opportunities

In Côte d’Ivoire, where 40% of the world’s cocoa is grown, many are asking how the country’s iconic crop can offer more benefit to its people.

Cocoa Prices Climb to Six-Month Peak as West Africa Faces Fresh Supply Threats

Global cocoa prices have surged to their highest level in nearly six months as heavy rainfall across Nigeria, Ghana and Ivory Coast raises fresh concerns over production and supply...

Chocolate makers rethink supply chains in face of cocoa price swings

Mondelēz International and Hershey are relying on innovation and sourcing diversification to shield themselves from volatility.

Cargill call to strengthen Indonesia cocoa sector

At the 9th Indonesia International Cocoa Conference IICC Cargill highlighted productivity responsible sourcing and innovation as important priorities for strengthening Indonesia s...

Can OPEC-style alliance help Ghana, Ivory Coast beat cocoa slump? [Business Africa]

Presidents Alassane Ouattara and John Mahama have agreed to revive what's being called the 'Cocoa OPEC', a coordinated strategy to harmonize farmgate prices and align crop calendar...

Building a Sustainable Local Cacao Business: Lessons from a Women-Led Village Enterprise

Chocolate fever is sweeping the globe. From the rise of premium chocolate trends in Europe to the viral “Dubai chocolate” phenomenon on social media, cacao has once again ascended...

Cocoa farmers in southeast Cameroon are adapting to EU regulations, but they still want a fair price

“We produce certified cocoa respecting standards, which means we have learned to keep the environment, the people, and the cocoa bean healthy- harmony between nature, people, and c...

Chocolate makers are defending themselves against cocoa price swings

Despite a recent decline in prices, Mondelēz International and Hershey are rethinking their supply chains and relying on innovation to reduce their dependence on the commodity.

Value added coffee exports rise 46% in past three years

Karnataka tops the list of coffee producing states with an output of 2.56 lakh tonnes, followed by Kerala and Tamil Nadu

West Africa: How the Cocoa Price Crash is Crushing West African Farmers

[DW] Cocoa prices reached a peak in 2024 before plummeting by nearly 75%, dealing a financial blow to millions of farmers in Ghana and Cote d'Ivoire. Will the crisis mark a turning...

Amazon floodplains cocoa offers a climate-resilient and sustainable chocolate

A river community in Pará uses ancestral secrets to beat the climate crisis one chocolate bean at a time.

Can You Save a Forest, with a Spreadsheet?

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‘Cocoa fever’ in Liberia’s Grand Gedeh is wiping out native forests

Until 2020, 99% of Liberia’s Grand Gedeh county was covered by natural forests. Since then, cacao farms have rapidly encroached on those forests, reports Mongabay’s Ashoka Mukpo. G...

West Africa cocoa sector struggles to meet EU rules

What we learn from chocolate

A visit to a chocolate factory in Massachusetts and a cocoa farm in Belize sparked the author’s interest in how chocolate is made and in the farmers who grow cacao.

How the cocoa price crash is crushing West African farmers

Cocoa prices reached a peak in 2024 before plummeting by nearly 75%, dealing a financial blow to millions of farmers in Ghana and Cote d'Ivoire. Will … Source

Italy’s BF International plans 3,000-hectare cocoa farm to deepen Ghana’s chocolate production

Italy’s largest agricultural group, BF International, is exploring a major investment in Ghana’s cocoa sector aimed at moving the country beyond the export of raw cocoa beans into...

Ivory Coast cocoa buyout completed, authorities say

Ivory Coast’s cocoa buyout operation has been completed, the country’s Coffee-Cocoa Council said in a statement on Thursday.

FG advocates local cocoa processing to end raw bean export

President Tinubu says Nigeria plans to expand domestic cocoa processing and manufacturing as part of efforts to increase export earnings, create jobs and retain more value from one...

Dole Food Co. sells Hawaii’s largest cacao farm

Dole Food Co. has exited the chocolate business in Hawaii after pioneering large-scale farming of cacao on former sugarcane fields in Waialua.

Fine-flavor native cacao matches commercial yields, study shows

A new multi-year field study from Peru’s Piura region challenges a long-held assumption in cocoa agriculture: native fine-flavor cacao may be just as productive as commercial clone...

West Africa cocoa sector struggles to meet EU anti-deforestation rules, raising supply concerns

Source: Reuters Ojo Ayaninuola, a small-scale cocoa farmer from Akure in southwestern Nigeria, was initially reluctant to let exporters map and geolocate his farm as part of measur...

Kenya: From Boom to Bust and Back: Kenya's Long Cotton Journey

[allAfrica] There was a time when cotton was more than just another crop in Kenya. In parts of the country, it was white gold. Farmers planted it knowing that the harvest could pay...