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AFRICA Issue dated 15/12/2020

Cacao producers' revolt spills over into coffee industry

Coffee berries being sorted in a Kenyan processing plant. ©Thomas Mukoya/Reuters

Africa's coffee producers would like to impose the same demands on multinationals as Ghana and Ivory Coast have done on cacao but are struggling to coordinate their efforts. Their battle has everyone involved, from the Fine Coffees Association to the International Coffee Organization. [...] (341 words)

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