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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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BURUNDI: EXPERTS CHALLENGE EFFECTS OF PRIVATIZATION
The World Bank-led privatization of the coffee industry in Burundi that began in 2008 is having a negative impact on farmers, two United Nations independent experts have warned. |
NESTLE MARKS LARGEST-EVER INVESTMENT IN GERMANY
German Chancellor Angela Merkel joined Nestle's Chief Executive Paul Bulcke at a ceremony to lay a foundation stone for the company's EUR220 million Nescafe Dolce Gusto site. |
MCKINNON INDIA TO COLLABORATE WITH BRAZILIAN FIRM
McKinnon India has entered into a collaboration agreement with an unspecified Brazilian manufacturer for the supply of certain machines which it does not have in its existing product range. |
AMRO SEES COMMODITY PRICES FALLING FURTHER
ABN AMRO says it sees most commodity prices declining further for the remainder of 2013 before strengthening next year on economic recovery-led demand. |
CHILD LABOUR GROUP MEETS IN WASHINGTON
The CLCCG met recently to review child labour prevention activity taking place in Cote d'Ivoire and Ghana under the auspices of the 2001 Harkin-Engel Protocol. |
AGRITERRA PROVIDES UPDATE ON NEW COCOA PLANTATIONS
Agriterra Ltd has provided a further update on the rapid development and expansion of its cocoa farming operations in Sierra Leone through its subsidiary Tropical Farms Ltd. |
COCOA PRICES TO APPRECIATE OVER THE YEAR
ABN AMRO Group Economics says it expects the stocks-to-use ratio for cocoa to fall to 44.7 per cent and cocoa prices to appreciate over the remainder of 2013. |
ANTWERP'S ROLE "ENDANGERED BY NEW FEES"
European warehouse firms are concerned that Antwerp will lose its dominance as a storage hub for exchange-graded Arabica coffee as new fees applied by ICE benefit their US rivals. |
ALLIANCE FOR COFFEE EXCELLENCE ELECTS NEW BOARD MEMBERS
The Alliance for Coffee Excellence has elected three new board members: Bruce Mullins, Joe Hsu, and Chris Jordan for a three-year term beginning in June. |
COFFEE LINKED TO REDUCED RISK OF LIVER DISEASE
Regular consumption of coffee is associated with a reduced risk of primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC), an auto-immune liver disease, Mayo Clinic research shows. |
FIRST AFRICAN LAB CERTIFIED BY SCAA
Addis Ababa-based METAD/Kabu Coffee Quality Control Laboratory has become the first privately-owned African laboratory certified by the Specialty Coffee Association of America. |
ICCO TO HOLD SEMINAR ON TERMINAL MARKETS
ICCO is to hold a seminar 15-19 July 2013 in Guayaquil, Ecuador to strengthen the capacity of policy makers and cocoa stakeholders in their decision-making process. |
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. |
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