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Indonesia signs the Abidjan Cocoa Declaration in Bali

Kuta, Bali, Indonesia, 18 March 2012—Indonesia, the third largest cocoa producer in the world, today became the latest cocoa stakeholder to sign the Abidjan Cocoa Declaration, the ICCO said. Indonesian Agriculture Minister Dr H Suswono…
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February 2013 Quarterly Bulletin of Cocoa Statistics

28 February 2013--The International Cocoa Organization today released its first forecasts for the 2012/2013 cocoa year and revised estimates of world production, grindings and stocks of cocoa beans for 2011/2012, summarized below. The data published…
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Top North American processor Blommer signs Abidjan Cocoa Declaration

LONDON, 22 February 2013—Blommer Chocolate Company, the largest cocoa processor and ingredient chocolate supplier in North America, has become the latest cocoa stakeholder to sign the Abidjan Cocoa Declaration, the ICCO revealed today. President…
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ICCO partners with CFC and industry in project to cut African cocoa losses

LONDON, 14 February 2013--The ICCO is to lead a new initiative to tackle cocoa pests and diseases in West Africa, in partnership with the Common Fund for Commodities (CFC), the European Cocoa Association (ECA), the world’s two leading chocolate…
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International Cocoa Council and subsidiary bodies, 18-22 March 2013, Bali, Indonesia

The International Cocoa Council and subsidiary bodies, including the new Economics and Administration and Finance Committees, created under the terms of the 2010 International Cocoa Agreement , will meet in Bali, Indonesia 18 - 22 March…
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Noble becomes 30th stakeholder to sign Abidjan Cocoa Declaration

13 January 2013--Hong Kong-based multinational cocoa trader Noble Group on 7 January signed the Abidjan Cocoa Declaration. Noble joins 29 other cocoa sector stakeholders, ranging from cocoa growers through their governments to civil society…
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Ghana ratifies the International Cocoa Agreement 2010

Ghana on 18 December 2012 ratified the International Cocoa Agreement 2010, the United Nations Treaty Section has confirmed. Click here to see the official notification of ratification to the Agreement from the United Nations.
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29 Signatories to the Abidjan Cocoa Declaration take the first step to a sustainable sector

Some 29 organizations and countries operating across the spectrum of the international cocoa sector by 30 November had signed the ground-breaking Abidjan Cocoa Declaration, the ICCO revealed today. The cocoa sector stakeholders, ranging from…
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Nigeria joins the International Cocoa Agreement 2010

ICCO expresses support for Indonesia following earthquake and tsunami

ICCO appoints Mr Michel Arrion as Executive Director of the Organization

August 2018 Quarterly Bulletin of Cocoa Statistics – Rev.1

Proceedings of the International Symposium on Cocoa Research 2017

Interactivity rules for the 1,500 attendees at WCC Berlin

May 2018 Quarterly Bulletin of Cocoa Statistics

Berlin Declaration of the Fourth World Cocoa Conference

Berlin Declaration of the Fourth World Cocoa Conference