Ivory Coast

Ivory Coast Deforestation Rate Rises As EU Green Imports Law Looms

Deforestation in top cocoa producer Ivory Coast increased last year after declining for several years, a major report has found, raising questions about ho...

Slow Progress On Ivory Coast Cocoa Sustainability Sparks EU Concern, Sources Say

The European Union is concerned top cocoa grower Ivory Coast is struggling to implement a sustainability drive needed for its beans to meet new EU standard...

Ivory Coast Expects 20% Drop In Cocoa Production In 2023/24, Sources Say

Ivory Coast's cocoa production is expected to fall by as much as 20% in the upcoming 2023/24 season compared to recent years due to poor weather, putting f...

Soil Moisture Helps Ivory Coast Cocoa Main Crop Despite Poor Rains

Rains were below average last week in most of Ivory Coast's main cocoa growing regions but soil moisture content was still high enough to help strengthen t...

Ivory Coast Rain Strengthens Cocoa Crop, While Cold Raises Concern

Above-average rain last week in most of Ivory Coast's cocoa growing regions will boost the development of the upcoming main crop, while cool and cloudy wea...

Rains Help Strengthen Ivory Coast Cocoa Main Crop, Farmers Say

Above-average rain in most of Ivory Coast's main cocoa growing regions last week helped the October-to-March main crop to strengthen, farmers said on Monda...

Ivory Coast Halts Cocoa Forward Sales As Rains Hit Production

Ivory Coast has stopped selling contracts for cocoa exports for the 2023-2024 season after heavy rains battered and flooded farms in the world's top cocoa-...

In Africa's Fields, A Plan To Pay Fair Wages For Chocolate Withers

A flagship programme launched in 2019 that promised a living wage to growers in top cocoa producers Ivory Coast and Ghana has left many worse off, data and...