ICCO MOVES TO AFRICA – BUT STILL BUILDING LINKS WITH MANUFACTURERS
June 1st, 2019
IT is now two years since the International Cocoa Organisation (ICCO) headquarters moved from London to Abidjan, in Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire) in July 2017, a move ICCO called a “turning point that will bear fruit in the years to come.”
Obviously, with Africa accounting for almost 76% of world cocoa output, according to ICCO data, experts have argued it makes sense to have the headquarters located closer to production to ensure better information flows to and from producers. “The headquarters are now closer to the countries producing the world's cocoa ...
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