Posts Tagged Cocoa

Opinion: disease resistant cacao cultivars key for small farmers

October 1st, 2012

Gioconda García Santamaría discusses Ecuador’s efforts to make its third-largest export crop more productive.

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Peru: bananas register top growth rate in first seven months of 2012

September 14th, 2012

Banana, grape and avocado exports have had the highest growth rates in the Peruvian fruit industry this year.

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Peru forecasts Canada-bound ag export growth spurt

August 23rd, 2012

Canada’s demand for high quality and value added products has worked in favor of Peruvian horticulturalists.

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Colombian group looks to diversify crop base

May 16th, 2012

Agrofuturo Colombia project developer Camilo Perez highlights opportunities in pineapples, cocoa and palm oil.

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2,000 hectares of bananas under water in Ecuador

February 2nd, 2012

Ecuadorian banana growers have called on the government to provide more flood prevention infrastructure.

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Peru’s ag exports rose by almost a quarter in 2011

January 4th, 2012

Peru’s agricultural exports passed the US$4 billion mark in 2011, driven by rapid growth for horticultural goods.

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Mexico to become one of the largest organic cocoa producers

December 9th, 2011

A scheme to plant 400 million organic cocoa trees in the south east of the country will make Mexico a key grower.

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Mexico’s E.U. food exports climb by 30%

December 8th, 2011

Mexico’s fruit, vegetables and processed food exports to Europe have climbed by 30% this year.

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Reforms could boost returns for Ivory Coast cocoa growers

December 6th, 2011

Farmers in the world’s biggest cocoa-producing country are hopeful of benefiting from industry reforms.

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Peru’s organic food exports rise 50%

August 5th, 2011

Peru’s organic food exports rose 50% year-on-year during the first five months of this year.

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