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Inside Coffee & Cocoa International, May 2013...
- Rwandans benefit from American philanthropy
- Coffee consumption continues to grow rapidly in Korea
- Certification could enhance potential of Galapagos coffee
- Leaf rust outbreak threatens Central American production
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INDUSTRY SUPPORTS FINE-FLAVOUR COCOA RESEARCH
WCF and member Lindt & Spruengli are donating funds to the USDA's Sustainable Perennial Crops Laboratory to support research on fine-flavor cocoa varieties found in Ecuador. |
AMSTERDAM VENUE FOR SECOND WORLD COCOA CONFERENCE
Amsterdam will be the location for the second ICCO World Cocoa Conference, which is scheduled to take place 9-13 June 2014. |
CARGILL BREAKS GROUND ON INVESTMENT IN INDONESIA
Early May saw Cargill break ground on a USD 100 million investment to construct a cocoa processing facility in Gresik in the East Java region of Indonesia. |
COMPOSTABLE RE-SEALABLE BAG FOR INSTANT COFFEE
A compostable, re-sealable coffee bag is allowing workplaces across Australia to reduce their carbon footprint by using carbon neutral, Colombian freeze-dried instant coffee. |
GUIDE TO SUSTAINABLE SOURCING LAUNCHED
Seven organisations have launched what they describe as the world's first "practitioner's guide to sustainable sourcing of agricultural raw materials." |
SWISS FUNDS PROVIDED FOR PARTNERSHIP WITH IDH
Federal Council of Switzerland to partner with Dutch sustainable trade organisation IDH to support sustainable production of commodities including coffee and cocoa. |
SUMMIT PRODUCES PLAN TO ADDRESS RUST EPIDEMIC
The first international summit, held April 18-20, outlined a series of initiatives to combat the effects of coffee rust that has devastated harvests across Central America. |
MARS SIGNS UN WOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT PRINCIPLES
Mars Chocolate says it has fulfilled a pledge it made in March this year to sign the United Nations Women's Empowerment Principles. |
COCOA PRICES UP IN APRIL
Macquarie Research says cocoa "was the top performing commodity in April," having rallied 18 per cent since the lows of early March to a five-month high of around USD 2,415/tonne. |
PACTS AND MARS CREATING NEW CDCs
The Processor Alliance for Cocoa Traceability and Sustainability provides an update on work with Mars Inc to help develop sustainable cocoa supply chains in West Africa. |
NESPRESSO BUILDING NEW PRODUCTION CENTRE
Nestle Nespresso has started construction of its third production centre, in Romont, Switzerland. |
MPE INSTALLS 'SUPERNOVA' TURKISH COFFEE GRINDER
Modern Process Equipment Corporation (MPE) in the US recently completed the installation of one its most sophisticated coffee grinders in the Republic of Yemen. |
SYMPOSIUM PLANNED ON AGROFORESTRY SYSTEMS
The Third International Symposium on Multi-Strata Agroforestry Systems will take place 16-20 September 2013 in Turrialba, Costa Rica. |
SPIROFLOW ACQUIRES CONTROL & METERING'S ASSETS
Spiroflow Systems in the US has acquired the assets of Control & Metering of Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. |
MOLENBERGNATIE TAX INVESTIGATION COMPLETED
Belgian warehouse keeper Molenbergnatie says an investigation of the company by the Belgian tax authority has been completed without charges being brought against it. |
SUSTAINABLE HARVEST LAUNCHES ROYA RELIEF EFFORT
Sustainable Harvest Coffee Importers has started a disaster relief effort called the 'Roya Recovery Project' to help Central American coffee farmers hit by coffee leaf rust disease. |
ICI WELCOMES TOUTON AS CONTRIBUTING PARTNER
Touton will contribute to ICI's core programme, which promotes community-owned initiatives and child protection activity in cocoa-growing communities. |
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BARRY CALLEBAUT LEADS FARMER TRAINING PROGRAMME
Barry Callebaut is participating in a joint project to protect the Tai National Park in southwest Cote d'Ivoire through training in sustainable cocoa production. |
FAIR TRADE USA LAUNCHES RUST RESPONSE FUND
At the end of March, Fair Trade USA launched a new initiative to help small-scale farmers fight the devastating outbreak of coffee leaf rust in Central America. |
ICE ADDRESSES MARKET RUMOURS ABOUT MERGER
IntercontinentalExchange used the occasion of the National Coffee Association's annual convention in San Francisco in March to issue an update on the status of its plans for LIFFE. |
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