Cargill Invests $113 Million in Ivory Coast and Ghana Site Expansions, $12.3 Million Towards Sustainability and Traceability Programs
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Wednesday, December 4, 2019
AMSTERDAM, Dec. 4, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Cargill is investing over a $113 million to expand its cocoa processing sites in Yopougon, Ivory Coast and Tema, Ghana.
Key Points:
- AMSTERDAM, Dec. 4, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Cargill is investing over a $113 million to expand its cocoa processing sites in Yopougon, Ivory Coast and Tema, Ghana.
- At the same time, Cargill is also investing $12.3 million over the next three years to expand sustainability and supply chain traceability programs in the two countries.
- Cargill's $3.4 million investment in sustainability and social programs in Ghana will go towards expanded or new programs with partners to create a more sustainable cocoa sector.
- Cargill has been active in Ivory Coast since 1997 and employs 490 people in four locations: Abidjan, Daloa, Gagnoa and San Pedro.