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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.
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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…

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…

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…

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…

Dr. Anga previews the Quarterly Bulletin statistics for the major producers in a Bloomberg News report
Dr. Jean-Marc Anga, Executive Director a.i., previewed the statistics in the upcoming Quarterly Bulletin of Cocoa Statistics during an interview on the state of the cocoa market with Bloomberg News on 25 May.
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Interview with Dr Jean-Marc Anga, Executive Director a.i., in The Public Ledger
Dr Anga reviews the effects of the recent Ivorian crisis on the cocoa market, and the huge potential growth in Chinese consumption, in his recent interview in The Public Ledger.
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Implementation of the Recommendations of the First and Second Roundtables on a Sustainable Cocoa Economy
The Executive Director a.i. presents his compliments and has the honour to refer to the decision taken by the International Cocoa Council during its 83rd regular session in March 2011 related to document ED(MEM) 923/Rev.1 concerning the implementation…
El Panel de Expertos de la Organización Internacional del Cacao (ICCO) sobre cacao fino se reunirá en Madagascar en junio de 2023
Международный совет по какао принимает Международное соглашение по какао 2010 года c внесенными в него поправками
ЭКСПЕРТНАЯ ГРУППА МЕЖДУНАРОДНОЙ ОРГАНИЗАЦИИ ПО КАКАО (МОКК) ПО ВЫСОКОКАЧЕСТВЕННОМУ ИЛИ АРОМАТИЧЕСКОМУ КАКАО СОБЕРЕТСЯ НА МАДАГАСКАРЕ В ИЮНЕ 2023 ГОДА
Cocoa Market Report for August 2022
106th International Cocoa Council and Subsidiary Bodies, 26 – 30 September 2022, Abidjan, Hybrid
August 2022 Quarterly Bulletin of Cocoa Statistics
Cocoa Market Report for July 2022
Cocoa Market Report for June 2022
Cocoa Market Report for May 2022
May 2022 Quarterly Bulletin of Cocoa Statistics