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2nd International Symposium on Cocoa Research ISCR 2021
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, 25 January 2021. The International Cocoa Organization (ICCO) in partnership with the French institution Agricultural Research Centre for International Development (CIRAD) is pleased to announce that the second edition…

Revision of Annex “C” of the International Cocoa Agreement (ICA), 2010
Abidjan, 16 December 2020 – During the celebration of its 34th Special Session, the International Cocoa Council has amended the Annex “C” of the ICA, 2010 in application of Rule 24 Reconsideration of a decision of the Administrative Rules…

Call for Expressions of Interest for the appointment of an external auditing firm
Abidjan, 16 Decembre 2020. The International Cocoa Organization (ICCO) hereby issues a call for expressions of interest for the appointment of an external auditing firm.
The specific services envisaged under this tender are as follows:
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November 2020 Quarterly Bulletin of Cocoa Statistics
Abidjan, 02 December 2020 - The International Cocoa Organization today releases its revised estimates of world production, grindings, and stocks of cocoa beans for the 2019/20 and 2018/19 cocoa years, summarized below. The data published in…

International Cocoa Council and Subsidiary Bodies, 27 September – 01 October 2021, Abidjan, Videoconference
Abidjan, 23 September 2021 - The International Cocoa Council and subsidiary bodies, including the Consultative Board on the World Cocoa Economy and the Economics and Administration and Finance Committees, will meet by videoconference between…

ICCO publishes the newest World Cocoa Directory in printed edition
The International Cocoa Organization is pleased to announce that the greatly expanded and improved World Cocoa Directory is now available in printed and online editions.
The new edition of the Directory, last published in 2016, now contains…

August 2020 Quarterly Bulletin of Cocoa Statistics
Abidjan, 31 August 2020 - The International Cocoa Organization today releases its revised forecasts for the current 2019/20 cocoa year and estimates for 2018/19 of world production, grindings and stocks of cocoa beans, summarized below. The…

May 2020 Quarterly Bulletin of Cocoa Statistics
Abidjan, 29 May 2020 - The International Cocoa Organization today releases its revised forecasts for the 2019/20 cocoa year and revised estimates of world production, grindings and stocks of cocoa beans for the 2018/19 cocoa year. The data…
International Symposium set to focus on cocoa research
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