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World Cocoa Conference gathers the sector to hear over 65 speakers
London, 8 May 2014 — The second edition of the World Cocoa Conference, due to take place in Amsterdam’s RAI Convention Centre next month, will bring together a dazzling array of speakers, presenters and panellists from all over the…

Council visits the top chocolate consuming country for its 89th session
London, 20 March 2014 — The home of the world’s highest per capita consumers of chocolate became the appropriate venue for the 89th session of the International Cocoa Council, hosted by the kind invitation of the Government of Switzerland,…

Zurich Certification Workshop finds common ground
London, 18 March 2014 — Over 70 stakeholders from Europe, the US, Africa, Latin America and Southeast Asia took part in the ICCO’s second International Workshop on Cocoa Certification in Zurich, Switzerland on 6 and 7 March, the Organization…

Peru joins the International Cocoa Agreement 2010
Peru on 4 March 2014 signed the International Cocoa Agreement 2010, the United Nations Treaty Section has confirmed.
Click here to see the official notification of signature to the Agreement from the United Nations.
Pictured: H.E. Mr.…

Le Pérou adhère à l’Accord international sur le cacao de 2010
Le 4 mars 2014, le Pérou a signé l'Accord international sur le cacao de 2010, a confirmé la Section des traités des Nations Unies.
Cliquez ici pour voir la notification officielle de la signature de l'accord par les Nations Unies.
Sur…

February 2014 Quarterly Bulletin of Cocoa Statistics
London, 28 February 2014--The International Cocoa Organization today released its first forecasts for the 2013/2014 cocoa year and revised estimates of world production, grindings and stocks of cocoa beans for 2012/2013, summarized below. The…

Certification direct dialogue workshop set for Zurich, Switzerland in March
London, 20 January 2014--A direct dialogue follow-up to last year's International Workshop on Cocoa Certification is planned to be held in Zurich, Switzerland, 6-7 March 2014.
The meeting, aimed at the cocoa and chocolate industry on the…

Futures Markets and Econometrics Modelling Seminar in Abidjan
LONDON, 7 January 2014--The International Cocoa Organization is to run another International Seminar on Futures Markets and Econometric Modelling of the Cocoa Market, this time at the Ivotel, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, 24 – 28 February 2014,…
Packed schedule for 1,000 participants at WCC3
ICCO joins appeal for Ecuador earthquake recovery
Papua New Guinea joins the International Cocoa Agreement 2010
International Cocoa Council and subsidiary bodies, 26 – 28 May 2016, Bávaro, Dominican Republic
World Cocoa Conference adds three events to its programme
Response to the Open Letter from the International Cocoa Farmers Organization
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