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Over 25 retailers, chocolate producers and NGOs signed a letter of intent initiated by the Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality (LNV) and IDH on sustainable cacao. The signing parties aim to support the revitalization of cocoa production in West-Africa to allow for the consumption of...

The cocoa bean shell is the major by-product of the cocoa bean during its processing into cocoa products. The cocoa bean shell makes about 10 – 12 % of the weight of the cocoa bean. Tons of the cocoa bean shell is disposed off as waste every year. Research over the years has been focused on...

This study investigated the compliance of marketers of agrochemicals with the approved and banned cocoa pesticides in selected cocoa producing states of southwest Nigeria. Primary data was collected through the use of structured questionnaire administered to randomly selected agrochemical...

The Executive Director presents his compliments and has the honour to inform Members and Observers that the attention of the ICCO Secretariat has been drawn to attempts by individuals to move cocoa planting material and cocoa germplasm from one cocoa growing region/country to another without...

To achieve a more sustainable world cocoa economy the industry needs to start taking more focused action as soon as possible. Data on the current situation needs to be collected, publicly reported, activities towards sustainability goals need to be developed and the resulting improvements should...

CocoaMAP giving sharper picture of cocoa's future, NCA_Journal , NCA Journal, 09/2012, Volume 2, Issue Fall, p.14, (2012)

With beta-testing starting this fall in Ghana, Ivory Coast and Indonesia, the WCF's Cocoa Measurement and Progress (CocoaMAP) initiative is the first program of its kind to track the advancements of the cocoa sector's performance and sustainability efforts, providing an overview of the health of...

This report is one of the studies produced under the project "Sustainable development in the 21st century" (SD21), an undertaking of the Division for Sustainable Development of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA). The overarching objective of the SD21 project...

In this working document 10 key elements are listed to enhance the implementation of the Accra Agenda: Transparaceny; Compliance with applicable laws and regulations; Remuneration for quality cocoa, productivity and improved farmers’ income; Access to credit and rural development services, and...

The general aim of this publication on sustainable cocoa in the Netherlands is to examine the question of knowledge and the availability of expertise in the country, and to further compare Dutch cocoa knowledge with the knowledge in the broader international sphere. This comparison will serve to...

Cocoa production strategies and the conservation of globally significant rainforest remnants in Ghana policy and impact analyst, , Production, markets and the future of smallholders: the role of cocoa in Ghana, 2007, Accra, Ghana, (2007)

Cocoa has been a serious agent of deforestation in Ghana and its continued expansion in the Western Region is threatening globally important protected areas and the integrity of the ecosystem. Productivity growth through intensification must be part of the equation. Achieving a yield gap of 50%...