ICCO cocoa producers' spokesperson visits ICCG headquarters in Accra
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Ambassador Aly Touré, spokesperson for the Cocoa Producing Countries of the International Cocoa Organization ICCO, conducted a working visit to the Côte d'Ivoire-Ghana Cocoa Initiative ICCG in Accra, Ghana, on Monday, April 20, 2026. This visit is part of his consultations to address the challenges in the global cocoa economy. The Executive Secretary of the ICCG, Alex Assanvo, received Ambassador Touré, who was accompanied by Michel Arrion, Executive Director of the ICCO. The purpose of the visit was to gather insights, expertise, and advice from the head of the Initiative, particularly regarding the private sector, price-setting mechanisms, and production tools. This consultation is in preparation for meetings of the working group established by the ICCO Producers' College to analyze the market situation and the issue of prices, which often do not adequately compensate small-scale producers. The discussions also covered the challenges and questions related to the sustainability of the global cocoa economy, where producers are often the weakest link in the value chain. The visit follows the "Abidjan Declaration" of March 26, 2018, where President Alassane Ouattara of Côte d'Ivoire and former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo of Ghana reaffirmed their commitment to defining a common and sustainable strategy for cocoa to increase prices for producers in their respective countries.
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