Background Cocoa ( Theobroma cacao L.) is a crop of huge economic significance worldwide and is grown mainly in tropical and subtropical countries. Currently, West Africa produces...
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This major study aims to contribute to the cocoa sector’s body of knowledge and provide a solid evidence base to test common assumptions and beliefs. The research covers issues such...
There is evidence that cocoa is expanding into food croplands in cocoa-producing landscapes in Ghana. This calls for effective monitoring to inform policy and interventions in these landscapes to minimise the possible adverse...
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One of Fairtrade’s most prominent products is cocoa. Fairtrade is pushing the sector to address the many challenges that endanger the long-term sustainability of cocoa and the people behind it...
The relevance of cocoa agroforestry is widely discussed in debates on sustainability transition in cocoa, especially in the context of ending hunger and poverty among cocoa farmers. Whereas this has led...
Cocoa farmers must decide on whether to rehabilitate (Rh) or to renovate (Re) a cocoa orchard when its productivity declines due to ageing, disease outbreaks or other...
The coming years will be crucial for the cocoa value chain. The main issue is not just whether we will still be able to eat chocolate...
The Cocoa Barometer 2020 provides an overview of the current sustainability developments in the cocoa sector and highlights critical issues.
While previous Cocoa Barometers mainly focussed on...
Cocoa is one of the most important crops in Ecuador, especially in the Ecuadorian Amazon, where >60,000 ha are dedicated to cocoa; 48,600 ha in production in 2021. Most...
As a whole, the cocoa VC in PNG is relatively simple and is characterized by two products (dry versus wet beans) and two export chains (bulk versus certified markets)...