The president of the Professional Group of Coffee-Cocoa Exporters of Côte d'Ivoire (Gepex), Mariame Bédié, informs that the pilot phase of the coffee-cocoa traceability system will be launched next April. The announcement was made following the meeting between Prime Minister Patrick Achi and all the players in the coffee-cocoa sector in the public and private sectors.

All markets, including the European Union, are increasing their requirements for product sustainability, be it deforestation, child labor in plantations, chemicals, etc. As such, the Director General of the Coffee-Cocoa Council (CCC) Koné Brahima Yves, indicated that the census of producers has started, the first cards to be distributed to growers by the end of March.