Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana release Implementation plans of the Cocoa and Forests Initiative
The government of Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana and the companies involved in the chocolate and cocoa supply chain, have agree on a series of practical actions to implement the Joint Framework…
Ivorian government calls for partnerships to invest in forest preservation, rehabilitation and expansion
The renewal of the forest policy in Côte d’Ivoire has been a key step in the strengthening of the Ivorian enabling environment. With the recent publication of the policy, more…
Joint efforts of chocolate industry and government of Côte d’Ivoire to halt deforestation announced
Today the government of Côte d’Ivoire and companies involved in the chocolate and cocoa supply chain presented a series of practical actions to implement the Joint Framework of Action signed…
Accelerating Production, Protection and Inclusion in the Cocoa Sector
This blog was originally posted on Tropical Forest Alliance 2020. Bringing commitments to action for zero net deforestation A growing number of companies have joined the Consumer Goods…
The cocoa and chocolate industry, along with the governments of Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana have committed to work together, through the Cocoa & Forests Initiative, to end deforestation and…
Cocoa and the Global Goals: Eliminating Deforestation (SDG15)
This blog was originally posted on World Cocoa Foundation. The remark above was made earlier this year when Minister Donwahi opened an important meeting in Abidjan between the Ivorian…
Cashew farming in Africa – from backyard hobby to bankable business
SDM analytics help to increase bankability of cashew farmers in Africa. Over the past five years, IDH, in partnership with ComCashew, have supported the development of smallholder cashew farmers in…
Cocoa and Forests Initiative coalition take commitments forward in Abidjan
The first follow up meeting of the Cocoa and Forest Initiative, this year, was hosted by the government of Côte d’Ivoire. The event brought the coalition members forward towards concrete…
70% of Global Cocoa Supply Agrees to Forest Action
At the UN Climate Change Conference (COP23), top cocoa-producing countries Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana have announced far-reaching joint Frameworks for Action with leading chocolate and cocoa companies to end deforestation…
The Little Sustainable Landscapes Book, which was launched at the COP21 in Paris, is now available Spanish, making it available for a large audience base, primarily in Latin America, where…