GINGOOG CITY, MISAMIS ORIENTAL (PIA) — In the lush landscape of Barangay Binakalan in Gingoog City, Philippines, a story of grit, innovation, and fair trade practice is brewing. DonCris Cacao, a ...
Come trick-or-treat season or any time you’re presented with a choice from a candy jar, selecting just one chocolate bar from ...
The first thing that hits you is the immense smell of cocoa, almost overbearingly so by the decadence of the aroma. By smell alone, if you had no idea of what kind of chocolate manufacturer Chomp!
Mankato has a proud history of supporting Fair Trade. We are the 25th Fair Trade City in the country and have the first Fair Trade kindergarten through 12th grade school in the country —Loyola. The ...
(The Conversation) – A shortage of cocoa beans has led to a near shutdown of processing plants in Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana, the two countries responsible for 60% of global production. With chocolate ...
Cacao farmers in emerging regions often lack access to financial services as well as efficient, sustainable production practices. A new blockchain-based app aims to change that. The Connected Cacao ...
Launched on World Chocolate Day, the new campaign aims to creatively ignite conversation about how little cocoa farmers earn for their crops while they also face burdensome inflation, impacts of COVID ...
Then the world's number one producer was whacked, as oversupply and falling demand from health-conscious consumers hit prices. Podcast: A small farmer in Ivory Coast's CAYAT cooperative, which grows ...
Ivory Coast's domestic cocoa traders' association (GNI) has asked multinationals, which have a monopoly on fairtrade certified cocoa contracts, to increase the volume of certified beans GNI can export ...
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Fair Trade USA will increase the floor price and fixed premium it requires companies to pay cocoa farmers under its certification system, the organization said on Tuesday. The ...
Cacao is rich in antioxidants and essential minerals like magnesium and iron, which promote health. In moderation, it can ...
Nestlé SA announced today that it would begin to source Fair Trade Certified cocoa for its Kit Kat bars in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Since stories about the use of child, forced and trafficked ...