Ivory Coast: The Ivorian Platform for Sustainable Cocoa Deems the Price of 1,200 FCFA Insufficient

The Ivorian Platform for Sustainable Cocoa (PICD) expressed dissatisfaction with the farm gate price of cocoa set at 1,200 FCFA per kilogram, which is deemed insufficient to cover production costs estimated at 1,322 FCFA. It calls for a national dialogue on the future of the cocoa sector, emphasizing the need for reforms to improve producers' incomes. The PICD stresses the importance of a roundtable involving all stakeholders to make the sector more sustainable.