Ghana boosts cocoa processing output

April 2, 2009 - Ghana's Cocoa Processing Company (CPC) has more than doubled its cocoa bean processing capacity to 64,500 tonnes a year, after completing a five-year rehabilitation and expansion programme.

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Cocoa Barometer 2009

March 18, 2009 - Tropical Commodity Coalition is proud to present the Cocoa Barometer 2009. This report is a new TCC contribution to the ongoing international discussion how to make the cocoa value chain sustainable, now and in the future.

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Cadbury to sell mainstream Fairtrade chocolate

March 5, 2009 - Yesterday confectionary maker Cadbury and the Fairtrade Foundation announced their plans to source the cocoa for Cadbury’s mainstream chocolate brand, Dairy Milk, under Fairtrade terms. This certified chocolate bar is expected to be available in the British and Irish shops by August 2009.

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WCF introduces Cocoa Livelihoods Program

February 19, 2009 - The World Cocoa Foundation has formed a partnership with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to increase the livelihoods of approximately 200,000 West African cocoa farming households in Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Liberia and Nigeria.

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Nigerian cocoa processors ask for urgent grants on higher costs

Ivorian cocoa farmers to stop crop reaching ports

Caterpillars bypass Ivorian cocoa but remain a threat