News from ICI
- Recognition for Ghana’s top cocoa farmers19 September 2014The Ghana Cocoa Board and one of ICI’s Founding Members, the Hershey Company, recognised three of Ghana’s best cocoa farmers as part of Hershey’s Learn to Grow program, which aims to improve farmer incomes. Mr Abraham Adusei, Ghana’s National Best Cocoa Farmer of the Year, Theophilus Tamakloe, the country’s “aspiring young cocoa farmer” and Akua Boatemah, Ghana’s “aspiring young female farmer”, were selected by the Ghana Cocoa Board for their sustainable farming practices, the high level of productivity they achieved, their good leadership qualities and the impact their work has had on otherRead more
- The International Cocoa Initiative teams up with Natra15 July 2014The Spanish multinational and European chocolate company NATRA have announced that they are joining the International Cocoa Initiative (ICI), a leading organization working on sustainable solutions toRead more
- Cocoa marathon in Hune: from Amsterdam to Davos23 June 2014From the World Cocoa Conference in Amsterdam, 9 — 13 June, to Chocovision 2014 in Davos, Switzerland, 17 — 18 June, ICI was part of the debate that will shape the future of chocolate. Launching itsRead more
- Cocoa marathon in June: From Amsterdam to Davos23 June 2014From the World Cocoa Conference in Amsterdam, 9 -- 13 June, to Chocovision 2014 in Davos, Switzerland, 17 -- 18 June, ICI was part of the debate that will shape the future of chocolate. Launching itsRead more
- Children’s rights key to cocoa sustainability says ICI11 June 2014At least one million children in cocoa-growing communities in Cote d’Ivoire and Ghana should have a better future by the end of 2020, according to the International Cocoa Initiative, a leader in childRead more
- Global plan to improve the lives of cocoa farmers announced23 May 2014Twelve of the world's biggest chocolate and cocoa companies launched CocoaAction, a plan to rejuvenate the cocoa sector and accelerate its sustainability. The launch was accompanied by the signing of two consecutive agreements with the governments of Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana to ensure that 300,000 cocoa farmers (200,000 in Côte d’Ivoire and 100,000 in Ghana), and their communities, benefit from productivity enhancements and community development support over the next 6 years.Read more
- Welcome to ICI newcomers16 May 2014Mr Nestor N’bandaman joined ICI Cote d’Ivoire as Head of Finance and Administration, based in Abidjan. A qualified Finance and Accountability Manager, Nestor came to us from the Ivorian NationalRead more