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International Cocoa Council and subsidiary bodies, 24 – 28 April 2017, Abidjan

The International Cocoa Council and subsidiary bodies, including the Consultative Board on the World Cocoa Economy, as well as the Economics and Administration and Finance Committees, will meet at the Hotel Sofitel Ivoire, Abidjan, Côte…
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ICCO to inaugurate its Abidjan headquarters in April

Abidjan, 20 March 2017 -- The International Cocoa Organization (ICCO), established under the aegis of the United Nations and located in London, United Kingdom since 1973, is relocating to Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, the leading producer of…
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February 2017 Quarterly Bulletin of Cocoa Statistics

London, 28 February 2017--The International Cocoa Organization today releases its first forecasts for the 2016/2017 cocoa year and revised estimates of world production, grindings and stocks of cocoa beans for 2015/2016, as summarized below.…
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Does market concentration cause poverty among cocoa farmers?

Is market concentration among large cocoa firms responsible for the widespread poverty among cocoa farmers? Probably not, according to a new report just published by SEO Amsterdam Economics (www.seo.nl/cocoa). While market concentration…
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Assessment of world cocoa bean stocks 2015-16

London, 26 January 2017 -- The ICCO Expert Working Group on Stocks (EWGS) met today to review the level of world cocoa bean stocks. The EWGS is composed of experts in the cocoa field who meet once a year, at the invitation of the ICCO, to review…
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Quarterly Bulletin of Cocoa Statistics – November 2016

London, 30 November 2016--The International Cocoa Organization today released its revised estimates, summarized below, of world production, grindings and stocks of cocoa beans for the 2015/2016 cocoa year. The data published in Issue No. 4 -…
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France 24 interviews Executive Director during Salon du Chocolat

31 October 2016 -- On the occasion of the 22nd edition of the chocolate show Salon du Chocolat in Paris, at which he spoke, the Executive Director of the ICCO, Dr. Jean-Marc Anga, was interviewed by French television service France 24 about…
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ICCO on track for relocation to Abidjan by January 2017

London, 7 October 2016 – The ICCO is well on track to move to its new headquarters in the Ivorian commercial capital of Abidjan by January 2017, Executive Director Dr. Jean-Marc Anga reported to the 94th regular session of the International…
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Cocoa germplasm utilization and conservation: a global approach