Tea Barometer 2010 presents an overview of the recent market developments and aims to fuel the discussion on developing a sustainable tea sector. The tea value chain is complex and not easily accessible. Therefore, this report strats with an introduction to the unique characteristics of the tea value chain and its main stakeholders. An overview of critical issues in the main tea producting countries follows. As certification is taking off and becoming more widespread in the tea sector, a brief background of the concept of certification and the different standards systems is provided. Then, the developments and sustainability trends in the tea market are briefly examined, with special atttention to the key consuming countries: United Kingdom, Germany and The Netherlands.

To walk the talk at Combining Flavours! (2008) we moved on to Combining Efforts! The theme for the Combining Efforts Conference, in October 2009, was centred around two major challenges:

- Providing quality management, assurance and certification support
- Matching supply and demand better

Please watch our movie to get a summary of the conference day.

The Tropical Commodity Conference report presents the contributions of the keynote speakers and the lively debate in the sessions on 'best-practices' for the sustainability of commodities, viewed from both supply and demand perspectives.

The 'Coffee Barometer 2009' presents an analysis of the recent market developments in the certified coffee sector. It starts with the concept of certification and the different standards systems used for certification and their main features. Followed by an overview of the availability and procurement of certified coffee and the developments and trends in the Italian, German and Dutch markets.

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The Cocoa Barometer 2009 aims to make the cocoa value chain more transparent. In this report TCC explores the recent developments in the cocoa sector and the role of grinders and chocolate manufacturers to make the cocoa chain more sustainable.

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This report presents an overview of the world cocoa market and its main stakeholders. It first details the sustainability challenges facing the cocoa sector, then provides an overview of initiatives to manage sustainability in the cocoa chain. It also presents lessons from other commodity chains, like coffee and timber. Recent developments and trends show leverage points for ways to achieve more sustainable cocoa production and trade. Without promoting one initiative or another, various critical issues are addressed in the conclusions and recommendations.

Este informe presenta un resumen de la situación actual en el mercado mundial del cacao y de las principales partes implicadas.

Ce rapport présente une vue d’ensemble de la filière cacao dans le monde et des principales parties prenantes.