https://www.bizcommunity.com/412/742.html West Africa news 15 Agro-processing news - West Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/res/img/logo.gif https://www.bizcommunity.com/412/742.html en-us Fri, 10 Apr 2026 07:32:08 +0200 https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/hershey-nestle-other-cocoa-companies-defeat-appeal-of-child-slavery-lawsuit-812983a A federal appeals court on Tuesday, 22 July, rejected a proposed class action by eight Malian citizens who sought to hold Hershey, Nestle and five other companies liable for child labour on Ivory Coast cocoa farms. 1-259719 Thu, 24 Jul 2025 14:56:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Agro-processing West Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/ivory-coast-signals-cocoa-price-hike-in-response-to-us-tariffs-692811a Ivory Coast, the world’s largest cocoa producer, may raise cocoa prices in response to proposed US tariffs under President Donald Trump. 1-256881 Fri, 11 Apr 2025 07:48:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Agro-processing West Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/eu-will-not-delay-deforestation-law-environment-chief-says-on-ivory-coast-visit-453349a The European Union is not planning to delay a new law to crack down on the import of commodities linked to deforestation, its environment commissioner said, despite some governments urging Brussels to postpone the landmark rules. 1-247415 Mon, 08 Apr 2024 14:27:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Agro-processing West Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/1/742/243229.html Ivory Coast is struggling to sell cocoa export contracts for the 2024/25 season with multinational companies demanding it lower prices, which are elevated due to a supply squeeze, the head of the country's cocoa regulator said on Wednesday. 1-243229 Fri, 27 Oct 2023 08:05:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Agro-processing West Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/1/641/240769.html The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has reported that global food commodity prices rose in July, influenced by the termination of the Black Sea Grain Initiative and new trade restrictions on rice. 1-240769 Mon, 07 Aug 2023 09:15:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Agro-processing West Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/157/629/240619.html The European Union has banned the use of several pesticides, and heavily restricted others. This is because of their potential health effects or environmental contamination, or because there's not enough data to be sure that they aren't harmful. Over 50% of these pesticides are still registered in Nigeria, however. 1-240619 Mon, 31 Jul 2023 16:40:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Agro-processing West Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/1/742/240289.html Chocolate-making raw material cocoa's prices rose to the highest in more than 12 years in New York on Tuesday, only a few weeks after its prices jumped to the highest in 46 years in London, as traders and chocolate producers face restricted supplies. 1-240289 Wed, 19 Jul 2023 09:31:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Agro-processing West Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/1/641/240063.html According to the FAO Food Price Index, international food commodity prices declined again in June, led by price decreases for all major cereals and most types of vegetable oils. The index averaged 122.3 points in June, down 1.4% from May and 23.4% from its peak in March 2022. 1-240063 Tue, 11 Jul 2023 11:06:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Agro-processing West Africa https://www.bizcommunity.africa/Article/410/162/238877.html Busari Kasali once lived with the fear that his cassava - a staple crop in his native Nigeria - would spoil before it got to market. Today, the 76-year-old says his main concern is keeping up with growing demand from consumer goods giant Unilever. 1-238877 Wed, 31 May 2023 10:00:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Agro-processing West Africa https://www.bizcommunity.africa/Article/410/162/238304.html Gqeberha-based owner-run microbrewery Richmond Hill scooped the title of 'Best Beer in Africa' at the 2023 African Beer Cup, which is the largest beer competition on the African continent. 1-238304 Thu, 11 May 2023 11:52:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Agro-processing West Africa