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Après une année difficile pour la filière cajou, le gouvernement sénégalais annonce une série de mesures pour encourager la transformation de l'anacarde, éviter que toute la production ne parte à l'export et ainsi donner une chance à la filière de croître. Explications. Les défen ...  Show more

Les restrictions chinoises à l'exportation de plusieurs terres rares, des minerais indispensables aux véhicules électriques, à l'électronique de pointe, ou encore aux aimants, ont fait grimper les actions de plusieurs compagnies minières australiennes qui comptent bien profiter d ...  Show more

The mountainous archipelago of SãoTomé and Príncipe was once the world’s biggest exporter of cocoa. The twin island nation in the Gulf of Guinea was uninhabited until their discovery by Portuguese explorers in the fifteenth century. They brought slaves to work the land producing ...  Show more

Cacao was once a cash crop for Costa Rica — until a fungus in the 1970’s wiped out over 80% of the country’s cacao trees. Today, Juan Pablo Buchert is trying to revive the industry, by promoting sustainability and fair trade. A transcript of this episode is available at https://b ...  Show more

Growing the cocoa needed to produce chocolate on the scale a company like Mars or Hershey needs is an immense undertaking. One serious consequence chocolate producers are now facing is deforestation in countries that grow the cocoa for the world's chocolate demands. The Washin ...

Most of Nigeria has the perfect climate for growing coconuts and yet it imports 70% of the fruit, which is widely used to make snacks, drinks and to make everything from oil to cosmetics. With demand for coconuts increasing both domestically and around the world, plans are now af ...  Show more