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Articles for Cocoa Farmers

Chocolate prices this Valentine's Day will be at a record high. What's behind the bittersweet hike?
10 months, 1 week ago

Chocolate prices this Valentine's Day will be at a record high. What's behind the bittersweet hike?

ABC  

Gifting your loved one chocolates on Valentine's Day is a time-honoured tradition, but this year's record high prices could put a damper on the romance. "It's a little bit of a perfect storm, with lower productivity from the cocoa farmers and then slightly lower demand," he said. Associate Professor in social and environmental accounting at the University of Wollongong, Stephanie …

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Customers urged to avoid buying from leading chocolate firms over ‘inadequate’ ethical standards
1 year ago

Customers urged to avoid buying from leading chocolate firms over ‘inadequate’ ethical standards

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A number of leading chocolate brands have been criticised for …

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Cocoa farmers fear climate change lowering crop production
2 years, 1 month ago

Cocoa farmers fear climate change lowering crop production

Associated Press  

KOREAGUI, Ivory Coast — For more than 40 years, Jean Baptiste Saleyo has farmed cocoa on several acres of his family’s land in Ivory Coast, a West African nation that produces almost half the world’s supply of the raw ingredient used in chocolate bars. But this year Saleyo says the rains have become unpredictable, and he fears his crop could …

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Ben & Jerry’s commits to ‘economic justice’ for cocoa farmers
4 years, 1 month ago

Ben & Jerry’s commits to ‘economic justice’ for cocoa farmers

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Ben & Jerry’s says it …

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Our Endless Appetite For Chocolate Has Bitter Environmental Consequences
4 years, 2 months ago

Our Endless Appetite For Chocolate Has Bitter Environmental Consequences

Huff Post  

Above: A man cuts cocoa pods on a cocoa farm in the village of Andou M’batto, in the region of Alepe in Ivory Coast on Sept. 21. Credit: Thierry Gouegnon for HuffPost The endless global appetite for chocolate has bitter consequences in West Africa, especially in Ivory Coast and Ghana, where most of the world’s cocoa originates. It’s a public-private …

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