Sentences with phrase «in cocoa production»

Mr Aidoo said the fortunes of cocoa processing factories would improve with the increase in cocoa production target of more than one million metric tonnes per year.

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.

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.

Not exact matches

Crops of cocoa have been suffering due to dry weather in West Africa, where most cocoa is produced, and a fungal disease that has wiped out around a third of global coca production.

Although cocoa prices scored the most impressive quarterly gain, with futures up 35 % on production issues in West Africa, soybeans were a standout as well, with futures up 9.8 % as a drought harmed crops in Argentina while years of bumper harvests in the United States were set to recede in 2018.

Global Industry Analysts predicts that the market will exceed four million tonnes by 2010, while cocoa production is becoming more concentrated in one continent.

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

Cadbury today launched a fund to aid its cocoa suppliers in Ghana, after research suggested that average production in the region is now 40 per cent lower than the potential yield.

In response to rising demand in the chocolate industry and reduce dependency on imports, Indian cocoa producers have said they will increase domestic cocoa production by 60 per cent in the next four yearIn response to rising demand in the chocolate industry and reduce dependency on imports, Indian cocoa producers have said they will increase domestic cocoa production by 60 per cent in the next four yearin the chocolate industry and reduce dependency on imports, Indian cocoa producers have said they will increase domestic cocoa production by 60 per cent in the next four yearin the next four years.

Research trials on sustainable cocoa production at the «Mars Academy» research station in Sulawesi, Indonesia.Image: Richard Markham

On the other hand, almost all smallholder cocoa is grown without irrigation in high - rainfall areas, so the water used in production of the cocoa is close to zero (apart from a small amount of water used in processing).

Chocolate manufacturers will face a serious cocoa supply shortage unless they work to improve the livelihoods of cocoa farmers and allow them to invest in sustainable production, according to an academic.

Cargill has announced plans to invest $ 20m in two cocoa and chocolate production facilities in Germany as it looks to boost its presence domestically and in Eastern Europe.

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.

Creation of subnational and national - scale regulations on legal palm fruit harvesting, improving fire management in coffee and cocoa production landscapes, and visitor management plans to promote sustainable tourism.

University Degree in agronomy or related field; Experience of cocoa production systems; experience of other crops an advantage;

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.»

To allow cocoa production to satisfy the needs of a growing market, responsible chocolate makers engage in fair trade principles.

L'Oréal, the world's largest cosmetics company, and Switzerland - based Barry Callebaut, the global leading supplier of high - quality chocolate and cocoa products, have joined existing POIG members like Ferrero and Danone in their commitments to drive truly responsible palm oil production.

Without investment in sustainable production the future of the global cocoa industry is uncertain, new research suggests.

This should enable the adoption of better farming practices more quickly as well as continuous improvement in the production and sale of key commodities [such as coffee, cocoa, tea, and bananas].

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

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.

It will be a major boost to cocoa production in the next few years, when the youth heed to the call.

Speaking under the theme, «Youth in Cocoa, Sustainable Cocoa Production» Dr. Oppong, explained that as part of the initiative, «Young cocoa farmers are being supplied with free high - yielding, early bearing hybrid cocoa seedlings, fertilizers and other farming inputs across the cocoa growing regions».

Dr. Oppong, said as part of President John Mahama's commitment to boost cocoa production, critical interventions, have been initiated by COCOBOD, one being the Youth in Cocoa Farming programme.

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 GhanIn 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 Ghanin Ghana.

According to him, cocoa production would be 121 - years of continued production especially at Eti Oni, urging stakeholders to rally round the government in order to boast the agriculture sector and cocoa production.

Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun State on Thursday said the state would soon become the hub of cocoa production in Nigeria with the revival of the...

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.

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.

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.

It was established at Tafo in the Eastern Region to investigate problems of disease and pest which had effected cocoa production in the Eastern Region.

The consequence of this, he noted, was that Nigeria had dropped from fourth position in global cocoa production to seventh position.

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.

It is the NPP, under President Kufuor, that raised cocoa production to levels never witnessed in Ghana's history.»

Lokpobiri said that the innovation was in line with the Federal Government's plans to revolutionise cocoa production, with the aim of restoring Nigeria's position as a leader in global cocoa production.

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.

These inputs were confirmed by farmers across the country to be ineffective and it is not surprising that Ghana's cocoa production plummeted to the 740,000 and 778,000 tonnes in the 2014/2015 and the 2015/2016 seasons respectively when Dr Opuni was in charge of COCOBOD.»

COCOBOD budgeted to achieve a production tonnage of 900,000 metric tonnes of cocoa in 2014/2015.

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.

According to the EIU, cocoa production may drop due to challenges associated with old cocoa trees in the country.

The Cocobod has distributed a total of 5,548,052 improved cocoa seedlings to farmers in the Ashanti Region as part of steps it is taking to boost crop production.

He named the challenges militating against cocoa production in the country as the unreliable supply of inputs to farmers as a direct result of the «free» input policy adopted by the government, new brands of chemical inputs released to cocoa farmers in Ghana without adequate trials and research by designated institutions, low producer prices paid to farmers and the politicisation of the mass spraying and fertiliser distribution programme.

Dr Akoto said the smuggling of cocoa and its subsidised inputs into neighbouring countries as a direct consequence of the input distribution system and the product pricing policies of the government, as well as the refusal of the government to pay annual production bonuses to farmers, was the other factor inhibiting growth in the cocoa sub-sector.

Researchers of Leuven University and VIB in Belgium have shown that the yeasts used to ferment cocoa during chocolate production can modify the aroma of the resulting chocolate.

The researchers surveyed 23 protected areas in the West African nation between 2010 and 2013 and found that about three - quarters of the land in them had been transformed into cocoa production.

Overall, 20 of the areas had illegal cocoa plantations and approximately 74 percent of the total land in these areas was transformed into cocoa production.