EU envisages 1 bln euros aid to Ivory Coast to meet sustainable cocoa laws
ANGE ABOA THE European Union envisages providing around one billion euros over six years to aid Ivory Coast's cocoa sector as it adapts to EU supply chain laws due to be introduced later this year, according to its envoy in Abidjan. "In the context of our future programming for 2021-2027, the EU is envisaging a Team Europe initiative which could mobilise up to one billion euros to accompany Ivory Coast in the transition towards sustainable cocoa production," EU Ambassador to Ivory Coast Jobst von Kirchmann said in an interview. Kirchmann did not say when a final decision would be taken.…