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Inside Coffee & Cocoa International, May 2012...
- Climate change already affecting smallholders and their families
- Cocoa exporter cuts out the middleman
- Cash crops such as cocoa a cornerstone of food security
- PCR for green coffee is first step to cutting GHGs
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TWIN WELCOMES NEW PROJECT MANAGER
UK-based Twin has announced that Hannah Davies has joined the Twin Producer Partnership Programme as Project Manager for Cocoa and Latin American coffee. |
CHOCOLATE MARKET HOLDING UP IN AUSTRALIA
Chocolate and confectionery manufacturing industry has remained resilient despite recession, falling disposable incomes, volatile commodity prices and increasing competition. |
BARRY CALLEBAUT PROVIDES UPDATE ON CHOCOVISION 2012
More than 200 business leaders from the cocoa, chocolate and retail industries, as well as influential politicians and key NGO representatives, are expected to attend the event. |
WCF AND USDA ANNOUNCE DETAILS OF NEW FELLOWSHIPS
WCF and USDA-FAS to continue the Norman E Borlaug International Agricultural Science and Technology Fellowship Programme's Global Cocoa Initiative. |
ARMAJARO TRADING SECURES INVESTMENT FROM IFC
Armajaro Trading, the soft commodity supplier, has received a USD 55 million investment from International Finance Corporation and the IFC African, Latin American and Caribbean Fund. |
COLOMBIA'S MITACA CROP "IN A BAD STATE"
Macquarie Research says that, reflecting a marked shift away by roasters from mild Arabicas towards less expensive coffee, the market "continues to ignore the plight of Colombia's Arabica crop." |
SHERRI JOHNS JOINS ALLIANCE FOR COFEE EXCELLENCE
The Alliance for Coffee Excellence (ACE) is expanding its management team with the addition of Sherri Johns as Director of Marketing, Training and Events. |
PROGRESO PROJECT WINS SCAA SUSTAINABILITY AWARD
The Specialty Coffee Association of America honours Dukunde Kawa Co-operative in Rwanda, Progreso, REDI and Thanksgiving Coffee Company, with its 2012 Sustainability Award. |
HERSHEY TO MAP COCOA FARMS WITH GPS
The Hershey Company has announced details of a project to use GPS mapping to provide precise measurements of farm acreage as part of its 'Hershey Learn to Grow' programme in Ghana. |
FAIRTRADE FUND TO PROVIDE LOANS TO SMALLHOLDERS
"The Fairtrade Access Fund will provide co-operatives with the long-term loans they need to renew their farms or adopt new technologies and equipment," the project partners said in a statement. |
NEW APPOINTMENTS AT IDH IN THE NETHERLANDS
IDH, the Dutch sustainable trade organisation, has announced details of two new appointments. |
UCC HOLDINGS ACQUIRES UNITED COFFEE
UCC Holdings Co Ltd (UCC), one of Japan's leading coffee companies, has announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire United Coffee, a leading independent coffee group. |
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GENE HELPS COFFEE BEETLE GET ITS FIX
Coffee berry borer beetles - which are major pest on coffee farms - contain a gene that may have jumped from bacteria, enabling the beetle to digest sugars in coffee beans. |
BARRY CALLEBAUT ORGANISES FIRST 'CHOCOVISION'
Barry Callebaut has announced that it will be holding the first example of a new bi-annual conference for stakeholders in the cocoa/chocolate supply chain in June. |
KEY ROLE IN US MARKET FOR HISPANIC CONSUMERS
Coffee consumption is stronger among Hispanic-Americans than their non-Hispanic counterparts, according to new research from the National Coffee Association (NCA) in the US. |
