Latest Côte d'Ivoire Stories
WASHINGTON, May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The World Cocoa Foundation (WCF) has received a grant from Feed the Future Partnering for Innovation, funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development. Through the grant, WCF will pilot CocoaLink+ ("CocoaLink Plus"), an innovative information exchange platform in Cote d'Ivoire that utilizes cellphones to provide farmers with information essential for improved cocoa productivity. Cote d'Ivoire is the world's leading producer of cocoa....
- Commits to Report on Gender Rights, Extend Programs and Advocate for Industrywide Action DEERFIELD, Ill., April 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Mondelez International, Inc. (NASDAQ:MDLZ) today announced new commitments to promote women's empowerment by extending its reporting on gender rights in cocoa farming, ensuring a consistent approach to gender programs in key cocoa origin markets and advocating for industrywide action. (Logo:...
LONDON, March 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Globeleq, the emerging markets power company, has started construction for the 139 MW expansion of its existing Azito gas-to-power plant near Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire. The final nominal capacity of the plant will be 420 MW, making it one of the largest and the most efficient thermal power plants in Cote d'Ivoire. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20040611/DAF004LOGO) Construction should be completed during early 2015. The project was...
Fellowship Recipients Include First-Ever from Vietnam ABIDJAN, Cote d'Ivoire, Nov. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The World Cocoa Foundation (WCF) has announced the selection of seven cocoa research scientists from five countries for fellowships through the WCF/U.S. Department of Agriculture's Norman E. Borlaug International Agricultural Science and Technology Fellowship Program Global Cocoa Initiative. The scientists, representing research institutions in Costa Rica, Cote...
ABIDJAN, Cote d'Ivoire, Nov. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Cargill's sustainable cocoa program has helped Ivorian farmers have another profitable year by increasing yields, improving bean quality and boosting their incomes. During the 2011/12 crop year, approximately 26,500 Ivorian farmers across 43 UTZ and Rainforest Alliance certified cooperatives have received Cargill's sustainable cocoa premiums payments totaling U.S. $7.6 million - the highest ever pay-out for farmers in the...
