The Barry Callebaut Group, the world's leading manufacturer of high - quality chocolate and cocoa products, inaugurated three education projects in rural
cocoa farming communities of Côte d'Ivoire.
General News of Wednesday, 16 May 2018 Source: otecfmghana.com File Photo: A broken bridge in Sokoban The chiefs and people of Barekuma,
a cocoa farming community in...
General News of Wednesday, 16 May 2018 Source: otecfmghana.com File Photo: A broken bridge in Sokoban The chiefs and people of Barekuma,
a cocoa farming community in the Atwima Nwabiagya North district of the Ashanti region are appealing to the District Assembly and the Member of Parliament for the area to construct their collapsed bridge on River Offin, which links them to other communities as hundreds of cocoa bags remain locked out.
The chiefs and people of Barekuma,
a cocoa farming community in the Atwima Nwabiagya North district of the Ashanti region are appealing to the District Assembly and the Member of Parliament for the area to construct their collapsed bridge on River Offin, which links them to other communities as hundreds of cocoa bags remain locked out.
Not exact matches
Cailler chocolates are made from some of the finest ingredients available including selected
cocoa beans from the Nestlé
Cocoa Plan, an initiative to help farmers run profitable
farms, improve social conditions in the
cocoa growing
communities and source good quality, sustainable
cocoa for Nestlé products.
Newman's Own Organics buys 100 percent of its
cocoa from Rainforest Alliance Certified
farms that protect the environment and ensure the well - being of workers, their families and surrounding
communities.
This «mass balance» model of production allows companies to buy more
cocoa from Rainforest Alliance Certified
farms, which means that farmers, the environment, and
cocoa - growing
communities benefit from companies» increasing purchases.
This year's report illustrates the company's initiatives to improve the livelihoods of
cocoa farmers through sustainable
cocoa farming practices and to address the basic health and education needs of
cocoa communities.
Traditional gender roles are at play throughout these
farming communities, and training and resources for
cocoa farmers often exclude women.
Mr Opuni said the project is vital to the carting of
cocoa and other foodstuff from the
farming communities to the commercial centres.
As a
farming community which engages in
cocoa and crop
farming and also share borders with la Cote d'Ivoire, the first lady called on the people of Bia West to join forces with government to work together to ensure that
farms are not worked by any labour that is believed to be trafficked or involving child labour.
All efforts to revive
cocoa farming in the
community proved futile as their lands were no longer suitable for
cocoa cultivation.