Top Cocoa Grower Plans Program to Trace Beans in Sustainability Push
- Program will track how and where beans are grown in the nation
- Pilot phase to start in April as sustainability pressure grows
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Ivory Coast plans to start a cocoa-tracing program from April as the world’s top grower faces mounting pressure to prove the sustainability of supplies of the chocolate ingredient.
Most cocoa is grown on small farms, with Ivory Coast and neighboring Ghana accounting for roughly 70% of output. The industry has long been plagued by issues such as deforestation and child labor, and consumers are becoming increasingly conscious of where and how the goods they buy are produced.