Cocoa

DAKAR, March 12 (Reuters) – The Gulf of Guinea, a stretch of West Africa’s coast spanning more than a dozen countries, is a growing source of oil, cocoa and metals for … bpd), Ghana (80,000 bpd), Cameroon (59,000 bpd) and … Continue reading →

Ivoire, Cameroon and Nigeria. The programme will be headquartered at WCF?s office in Accra to support activities across the sub-region. Part of the funds will be channelled into improving the genetic quality and productivity of cocoa varieties under …

In 2011, major chocolate confectionery players such as Chococam, Nestlé and Kraft Foods intensified advertisement and promotional efforts in a bid to retain customers and maintain sales in the face of rising commodity prices and falling purchasing power.

It will also start sourcing operations in Cameroon, Nigeria and Central and South America in coming months, Chambers said. In Ivory Coast alone, the company is looking to build up from sourcing around 50,000 tonnes of cocoa in 2011/12, to … Continue reading →

But only Cameroon initialed it same year and eventually signed it in January 2009 allowing its main exports to still enjoy preferential access to EU markets, including trade in aluminium, cocoa, coffee, bananas and other agricultural products worth around …

AS he sips on his hot chocolate in the TF Royal Hotel in Castlebar … The man of the match in the second game was the Irish captain, an immigrant from the Cameroon who now proudly calls Castlebar and Ireland … Continue reading →

Shipments of robusta from Cameroon, central Africa’s biggest coffee grower, dropped 85 percent in January, while arabica exports plummeted, according to a joint report from the Cocoa and Coffee Board and the Cocoa and Coffee Interprofessional Board.

handling and/or exporting of cocoa beans in Brazil, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Indonesia and Vietnam. Presence in all the leading producing countries allows Cargill to oversee the supply chain from beans at origin to cocoa and chocolate products on our …

YAOUNDE Feb 22 (Reuters) – Cameroon’s sole cocoa grinder Sic-Cacaos had bought 26,998 tonnes by the end of January since the beginning of the 2011/12 season in August, National Cocoa and Coffee Board (NCCB) statistics showed. The figures …

While Britain battles a potential drought, early rains bring relief to cocoa farmers in Cameroon. The farmers said on Monday that abundant rains in the past week have raised hopes of a better mid-crop harvest after a long dry spell … Continue reading →