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Impact Assessment: Support for Cocoa Sectors in Solomon Islands and Vanuatu
21 Oct 2020
Cocoa is an important source of income for farming families across Melanesia, supporting the livelihoods of 8,500 households in Vanuatu and 24,0001 households in Solomon Islands. Melanesia has a reputation for low quality cocoa due to smoke taint and small bean size. It is also a very small prod...
Read MoreNorth America and European Market Access for Pacific Cocoa
22 Sep 2018
This report analyses potential markets for Solomon Islands and Vanuatu cocoa in Northern America, continental Europe and the United Kingdom. The cocoa market is split between a bulk market and a boutique market and the Pacific cocoa industry cannot rely on the boutique market to fuel growth, but ...
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On-farm trials for proven cocoa fermentation and drying method
01 Feb 2018
Cocoa is a priority crop in Samoa. Although markets have reopened for the export of this commodity, supply is a major constraint. PHAMA stepped in to assist, with particular focus on the supply side of the value chain. The Scientific Research Organisation of Samoa had earlier conducted a PHAMA-f...
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