Ivory Coast
Current and comprehensive agriculture, market and development news in Ivory Coast.
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Environment
Ivory Coast lost 47,000 hectares of forest to cocoa production in 2020, environmental group says
Ivory Coast lost 47,000 hectares (116,000 acres) of forest in its cocoa-growing regions in 2020, an environmental group said on…
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Environment
Heavy rains in Ivory Coast boost prospects for main cocoa harvest, but hurt mid-crop
Above-average rains last week in most of Ivory Coast’s cocoa regions bode well for the start of the next main…
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Markets
Coronavirus slams West Africa’s cashew market, some crops left to rot
Olivier Gore-Bi took out loans to ready his 12-acre cashew farm in Ivory Coast for harvest. He is now leaving…
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Investing News
Ivory Coast rains bring relief to cocoa farmers
Above-average rains last week in most of Ivory Coast’s cocoa-growing regions could boost the last stage of the April-to-September cocoa…
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Economy
Ivory Coast rain and sun to boost cocoa mid-crop
Abundant rain mixed with sunny spells in most of Ivory Coast’s cocoa regions last week will boost the mid-crop in…
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Investing News
Domestic Ivorian cocoa exporters competing with multinationals fear bankruptcy
Domestic Ivorian cocoa exporters fear going bankrupt because they cannot compete with the higher prices multinational companies are paying for…
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Markets
What cocoa traders need to know as West African harvests begin
The world’s biggest cocoa producer is on course for a second straight record crop, but its plans for bigger control…
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Investing News
Ivory Coast, Ghana looking to regulate cocoa industry’s sustainability schemes
Ivory Coast and Ghana will meet major chocolate makers and grinders in Abidjan on Wednesday to make plans to regulate…
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