Sentences with phrase «for cocoa production»

Figures from Cocobod indicated that, the country's highest output for cocoa production was 1,024,552 metric tonnes which was recorded in the 2010/2011 crop season.

Nana Akufo - Addo stated that Cote d'Ivoire and Ghana cultivate almost exactly the same land area for cocoa production — 1.7 million hectares, yet in the just ended cocoa crop year 2014/2015, total production of cocoa in Cote d'Ivoire amounted to over 1.6 million metric tonnes whilst Ghana could barely manage 700,000 metric tonnes, less than half.

As forests are slashed for cocoa production, this also leaves less shade for the plants to protect them from the sun, not to mention the habitat that is destroyed for wildlife.

In 2013 - 14, 2 million children were used for cocoa production.

Not exact matches

Sources say the spread of swollen shoot and other diseases could become difficult to manage for the government and cocoa production may become less predictable as a result.

LONDON / ABIDJAN, May 1 (Reuters)- Ivory Coast's move to halt the distribution of high - yielding seeds and other advanced tools to cocoa farmers could pave the way for problems regarding quality, more erratic production and the spread of diseases, industry sources warn.

The joint initiative, called the Rainforest Alliance - Olam Partnership for Livelihoods & Landscapes in Western Ghana, aims to conserve the cocoa forest landscape and sustain the agricultural livelihoods of communities around the Sui River, Suhuma, Tano Ehuro and Santomang Forest Reserves — a region where forests are particularly threatened by cooca production.

After years of progress on the cost - efficiency side of chocolate production, chocolate manufacturers could be forgiven for thinking they've finally hit the wall - that they are at the whim of the cocoa butter traders and that further cost savings are beyond their control.

Creating paper from cocoa husks, and achieving food industry certification for its use in packaging edible products of all kinds, is a great achievement and is another example of James Cropper developing industry - leading solutions for even more sustainable methods of paper production.»

Ghana has traditionally exported almost its entire crop of cocoa beans for processing to foreign chocolate production plants.

Natural unsweetened cocoa powder is actually very similar to raw cacao powder except for experiencing higher temperatures during production, which decreases antioxidant activity.

It includes two sets of guidelines, our Code of Conduct and our Chain of Custody, which together set the highest standards for the sustainable production of coffee, cocoa, tea and hazelnuts.

The Barry Callebaut Group, the world's leading manufacturer of high - quality chocolate and cocoa products, has switched the production of two of its most popular fillings for bakery and confectionery products from RSPO mass balance to RSPO fully segregated palm products as of January 2016.

In Ghana, 39,496 farmers, including 10,846 women, received training in good agricultural practices for improved cocoa production.

During his presentation, «The Coffee Journey,» Brett Anderhub of Rekerdres & Sons Insurance, covered the perilous movement from farm to cup (who knew that the concept of General Average is actually in the Bible), while Jack Steijn, chair of ISO and CEN committees on sustainable and traceable cocoa and co-founder of Equipoise, a consultancy for sustainable commodities, talked about the new ISO Standards for sustainability that will be issued in 2018, and whether or not sustainable practices that are being used in cocoa production can be applied to coffee.

At the end of the cooperation in 2020, a unique database, new methods and rapid tests for the classification and quality control of the cocoa beans used by the Barry Callebaut Group in its production will be available, allowing the manufacturing of precisely tailored products.

From chocolate making, to packaging production, to the farming of the cocoa, spices and fruit, Madécasse has created meaningful incomes for over 200 people in Madagascar.

Manuscripts in Europe from the 16th to early 20th century reveal over 100 medicinal uses for cocoa including stimulating breast milk production.

COCOBOD, has for the past three years, sponsored several young farmers to attend international cocoa events in Europe, Asia, America and Africa with the utmost aim of exposing them to modern trends in cocoa production.

In a brief presentation at the conference, Mr. Doh, on behalf of Ghanaian youth appreciated the Management of COCOBOD for introducing interventions aimed at ensuring sustainable cocoa production in Ghana.

Vice President Kwesi Amissah - Arthur says the focus of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) government for the next four years is to increase cocoa production from the current 750 thousand metric tonnes to more than 1.5 million metric tonnes.

There were free cocoa seedlings scheme, mass rice production programme, Yam for export scheme but he preferred to give the populace peanuts than embracing such lofty programmes just because of politics.

Mr Crentsil who emerged as the overall best farmer was praised for engaging in various agricultural productions including 120acres of cocoa, 80acres of rubber, 60acres of plantain, 60acres of cowpea, 30acres of cassava, 15acres of citrus, 7acres of oil palm, 6acres of coconut.

He therefore declared cashew nut production in the Region would be promoted for the nation to derive maximum export earnings from it like cocoa and other exportable commodities.

Additionally, Ghana and Cote d'Ivoire have also agreed to intensify collaboration, in the field of scientific research for the production of cocoa plants, the improvement of plant varieties, and also to adopt and implement a regional programme to fight against the swollen shoot disease.

Barekuma is a hub of cocoa and plantain production in the Ashanti Region but transporting farm produce from the farms is a nightmare for the farmers.

The Harmattan could dry up cocoa seedlings, a situation that portends poor production for the world's two largest cocoa producers,...