Unifor, Canada’s largest private sector union is supporting the establishment of school-based child labour clubs to help ...

Ivory Coast will lift a suspension imposed this week on cocoa sustainability schemes run by Hershey after the U.S.-based chocolate maker committed to paying a premium aimed at combating poverty among ...

By Ashoka Mukpo A rush to plant cacao in southeastern Liberia is destroying large tracts of rainforest. According to ...

Ivory Coast has raised the fixed farmgate price paid to cocoa farmers more than 21% to 1,000 CFA Francs ($1.80) per kg for the main crop of the 2020/2021 season starting Thursday, President Alassane ...

In 2023, the EU created a new deforestation regulation (EUDR) to curb deforestation. The regulation prohibits European marketing of products that contribute to deforestation, namely coffee, cocoa, ...

The government has increased the price paid to farmers for cocoa beans at the farmgate from the existing GH¢3,228.75 per bag of 64 kilograms to GH¢3,625 per bag, with effect from today ...

A study found that cocoa extract supplements might help reduce inflammation and lower heart disease risk. Cocoa beans have flavanols that can improve heart health by lowering inflammation. It's best ...

Daily cocoa extract supplements reduced key inflammation markers in older adults, pointing to a role in protecting the heart. The findings reinforce the value of flavanol-rich, plant-based foods for ...

Food and beverage manufacturers are breathing a sigh of relief, as industry experts confirm the cocoa market has finally stabilised. Prices for the prized commodity began to climb back in 2022, when ...

The US Labor Department has scrapped an effort to update child labor restrictions. A proposed rule to change DOL’s restrictions for the hours minors can work and what industries they can work in was ...

Côte d’Ivoire remains the world’s top producer of cocoa beans, but high prices have exposed the weakness of its model, as competition from more liberalised countries intensifies. As President Alassane ...