especially cocoa production.” To try to make companies abandon cocoa produced by child labor, International Rights Advocates has sued some of the world’s large chocolate companies. It lost a ...

The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), has initiated steps to expose school children to cocoa production in a bid to protect the rich history and sustain the commercial value of the crop. The overall goal ...

I cover food and agribusiness and have a special interest in sustainable supply chains, food safety and quality, as well emerging players and trends in the food industry. A background in forestry ...

Low incomes also fuel child labour. The 2024 Chocolate Scorecard ... Tony’s Chocolonely is promoting sustainable cocoa production through its five principles of tracing its beans back to ...

especially cocoa production.” To try to force companies to abandon cocoa produced by child labor, International Rights Advocates has sued some of the world’s large chocolate companies over the ...

Child labour has long been a feature of cocoa production in Ghana and Ivory Coast, which together account for about 60 per cent of the global supply. That has led to fierce criticism of the ...

the focus would be to find out how child labour adversely impacts the quantity and quality of the cocoa produced over time and to propose solutions on how to have sustainable cocoa production ...

Without higher incomes, the report suggests, it will be impossible to meaningfully tackle child labor, deforestation, or the other problems associated with cocoa production. In some ways this is ...

He slashed his workforce and expenses, and stopped saving for his four children’s educations ... how much longer I can keep ...

As Ghana prepares for a presidential election this weekend, cocoa farmers are focused on what the candidates propose to help the troubled sector. Ghana is one of the world’s top producers of cocoa ...

Nur Microfinance, based in Yei River County in Central Equatoria State, will support farmers in South Sudan’s greenbelt ...