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Cocoa industry NGO, the Voice Network has called on major confectionery groups to engage with purchase crops for the latest season, amid farmers expressing concern over slow take-up from global buyers facing higher overall market prices, writes Neill Barston.
The African Platform for Sustainable Cocoa, which brings together civil society cocoa platforms from Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana, has issued a statement alleging the cocoa industry is refusing to pay at the current market price plus the Living Income Differential (LID) despite promising to do so.
StreetNet International, a global alliance of street vendors and informal traders, along with Women In Informal Employment - Globalizing and Organizing, will organize a regional conference in Lagos, Nigeria, on 21-22 June 2023 to propose solutions to ensure social protection for informal economy workers.
The role of co-operatives will be central to discussions about the social and solidarity economy, in an event organised by StreetNet International and Wiego
MONROVIA - Liberia’s quest for a revamped economy after 14 years of civil war launched an economic reconstruction strategy. This included the exploration of its rich mineral deposits including iron ore, gold, and diamonds. Unfortunately, this came wi