Ivory Coast

More Rain Needed For Start Of Ivory Coast Cocoa Mid-Crop, Farmers Say

Rain was below average in most of Ivory Coast's cocoa-growing regions last week, with more downpours needed to strengthen the April-to-September mid-crop,...

Ivorian Cocoa Exporters Rejecting Half Of Beans Due To Poor Quality

Ivorian cocoa exporters have been rejecting more than half of bean deliveries in recent weeks due to poor quality caused by lack of rain, exporters and pro...

Ivory Coast Rains Spur Cocoa Mid-Crop After Dry Spell

Above-average rain persisted in parts of Ivory Coasts' cocoa-growing regions for a second week in a row last week after months of dry weather, improving gr...

Ivory Coast Tests New Cocoa Traceability System To Fight Deforestation

Ivory Coast will launch a pilot project in April to trace cocoa beans from farm to market, aiming to tackle issues such as deforestation and child labour,...

Ivory Coast To Announce $20m Cashew Sector Aid Plan

Ivory Coast plans to commit more than $20 million to helping cashew processors struggling against competition from Asia and to boost the percentage of the...

Dry Spell Persists In Ivory Coast, Raising Fears For Cocoa Crop

There has been no rain for a second straight week in most of Ivory Coast's cocoa growing regions, farmers said, warning that could reduce the qua...

Lack Of Rain In Ivory Coast Raises Concerns For Cocoa Mid-Crop

No rain and a dry wind last week in most of Ivory Coast's cocoa growing regions raised concerns for the quality and development of the April-to-September m...