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Ghana Signed International Cocoa Agreement 2010

Ghana on 19 August, 2011 signed the International Cocoa Agreement 2010, the United Nations Treaty Section has confirmed. [media-downloader media_id="4696" texts=" Ghana - official notification of signature to the Agreement from the United…
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August 2011 Quarterly Bulletin of Cocoa Statistics

26 August 2011--The International Cocoa Organization today releases its revised forecasts for the current 2010/2011 cocoa year and revised estimates for 2009/2010 of world production, grindings and stocks of cocoa beans, summarized below. The…
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Costa Rica joins the 2010 International Cocoa Agreement

Costa Rica on 6 July, 2011 signed the International Cocoa Agreement 2010, the United Nations Treaty Section has confirmed. [media-downloader media_id="4137" texts=" Click here to see the official notification of signature to the Agreement…
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Uncoordinated projects could make cocoa’s boom and bust cycle worse, the ICCO’s Executive Director says

A range of uncoordinated projects aimed at stimulating output in producing countries could exacerbate the damaging “boom and bust” cycle in the world’s cocoa economy, according to an International Cocoa Organization presentation on 7 July. Speaking…
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Terminal Markets Seminar updates member delegates on the cocoa futures markets

The ICCO’s Seminar on Cocoa Terminal Markets in mid-June brought representatives of a number of ICCO member governments up to date with the latest developments on the commodity futures markets. The Seminar, which took place at the ICCO’s…
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European Union joins the 2010 International Cocoa Agreement

The Executive Director a.i., Dr Jean-Marc Anga, has announced that the European Union has joined the International Cocoa Agreement 2010. The Secretary-General of the United Nations, acting as depositary for the Agreement, noted that the EU…
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Cameroon Workshop launches the ICCO’s SPS Cocoa Africa project

An International Cocoa Organization Workshop that began on 7 June in Cameroon marked the launch of a major programme to help African cocoa producers maintain their market access in the face of stringent pesticide residue legislation. Pesticide…
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Technical paper on Cocoa Variety Improvement now available from this site

The Technical paper 'Collaborative and Participatory Approaches to Cocoa Variety Improvement' is now available for download from this site. This Technical Paper is a compilation of studies and experiments conducted in the framework of the…
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CNN’s Richard Quest to moderate child labour panel at WCC2 Amsterdam

ICCO receives French Chocolate Academy’s 2014 prize

World Cocoa Conference gathers the sector to hear over 65 speakers

Zurich Certification Workshop finds common ground

Peru joins the International Cocoa Agreement 2010

Le Pérou adhère à l’Accord international sur le cacao de 2010

February 2014 Quarterly Bulletin of Cocoa Statistics

Futures Markets and Econometrics Modelling Seminar in Abidjan