West Africa cocoa sector struggles to meet EU rules

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1. Thu, 13 August 2026

   2 reports
   • Index.hr (Croatia)14:17first to reportedited after publishing
     Uzgajivačima kakaovca u Gani zabranjena prenamjena zemlje. "Nekad treba saditi drugo"

     previouslyUzgajivačima kakovca u Gani zabranjena prenamjena zemlje. "Nekad treba saditi drugo"

     UZGAJIVAČI kakaovca u Gani apeliraju na predsjednika da ne potpiše zakon koji za prenamjenu plantaža propisuje do 20 godina zatvora.

   • tportal (Croatia)22:47
     Veliki prijepori oko kakaovca: Novi zakon prijeti proizvođačima i trgovcima

     Ganska udruga proizvođača i trgovaca kakaovcem zatražila je od predsjednika Johna Dramanija Mahame da uskrati potpis na novi zakon koji predviđa stroge kazne za prenamjenu zemljišta pod plantažama, upozorivši da ugrožava njihovu egzistenciju.

2. Mon, 17 August 2026

   2 reports
   • ČT24 (Czechia)12:59
     Nová pravidla EU mohou zdražit čokoládu. Afričtí pěstitelé kakaa se chystají na změny

     Nová pravidla Evropské unie proti odlesňování přinesou změny v obchodování s kakaem ze západní Afriky, která zajišťuje zhruba 70 procent světové produkce. Nařízení, které začne platit na konci letošního roku, má zajistit, aby dovozci dokázali dohledat původ kakaa až ke konkrétní farmě a prokázat, že nebylo vypěstováno na půdě odlesněné po stanoveném datu. V Nigérii, která je čtvrtým největším producentem kakaa na světě, se pěstitelé a exportéři na nové požadavky připravují mimo jiné mapováním...

   • taipeitimes.com16:00
     West Africa cocoa sector struggles to meet EU rules

     Ojo Ayaninuola, a small-scale cocoa farmer from Akure in southwestern Nigeria, was initially reluctant to let exporters map and geolocate his farm as part of measures to comply with a looming EU anti-deforestation law. However, when one of the country’s largest exporters and the buyer of all his coc

3. Wed, 26 August 2026

   1 report
   • businessincameroon.com18:15
     EU Deforestation Rules: Cameroon Checks Exporters’ Readiness, Seeks Better Returns for Farmers

     Cameroon has moved to assess cocoa exporters and processors individually as it seeks to preserve access to the European Union market while

4. Thu, 3 September 2026

   2 reports
   • Libération (France)03:00
     En Côte-d’Ivoire, le couperet du prix d’achat du cacao est tombé

     Le gouvernement ivoirien a annoncé le 1er septembre un prix garanti de 1 200 francs CFA le kilo, loin de satisfaire les centaines de milliers de cultivateurs du premier producteur mondial d’«or brun».

   • thebftonline.com15:23
     Cocoa recovery hinges on farmer returns - CMC chief says

     Ghana’s efforts to rebuild cocoa production will depend heavily on whether farmers can earn enough from the crop to justify rehabilitating and replanting their farms, the Managing Director of Cocoa Marketing Company (Ghana) Limited, Wisdom Kofi Dogbey, has said.