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Pests and Pathogens project workshop set for 15-18 April in Accra

LONDON, 25 March 2013--The ICCO's Integrated Management of Pests and Pathogens project, announced in February, is to hold its inception workshop at the Oak Plaza Hotel in Accra, Ghana, 15 - 18 April. The project, organized in conjunction…
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ICCO announces International Workshop on Cocoa Certification in June

21 March 2013, Kuta, Bali, Indonesia--The International Cocoa Organization is to organize an International Workshop on Cocoa Certification in Douala, Cameroon, 24 – 27 June 2013, the ICCO announced today. The Workshop, to be organized in…
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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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Packed schedule for 1,000 participants at WCC3

ICCO joins appeal for Ecuador earthquake recovery

Papua New Guinea joins the International Cocoa Agreement 2010

World Cocoa Conference adds three events to its programme

Madagascar joins the International Cocoa Agreement 2010

Peru conferences raise awareness of fine or flavour cocoa

Quarterly Bulletin of Cocoa Statistics – November 2015

Attendees praise Accra project preparation seminar