date:Jun 22, 2012
nificantly boost cocoa output.
Chris Brett, head of corporate responsibility sustainability at Olam told ConfectioneryNews.com that the average farmer yield is currently 300 kilos per hectare and can be doubled through training.
New origins
He said that Olam wanted to work in new origins to reach more farmers and said the joint venture would lead this process.
Olams main cocoa origins are all-based in Africa and include the Ivory Coast, Ghana, Cameroon, Tanzania and Nigeria.
Olam and Blomm