Convened by the Interprofessional Council for Cocoa and Coffee, the meeting aimed to verify the individual aptitude of private actors to guarantee the export of beans under the new environmental compliance regime, ahead of the 2026/2027 campaign.


Building on five years of technical anticipation focused on traceability and geolocation of plots, public oversight reports a 99% coverage rate across all production basins. Fueled by successive consultations on July 15, 2025, the Cocoa Days held from July 1 to 3, 2026, and the workshops of August 5 and 6, the normative sanitation dynamic now positions the country to demand a financial premium reflecting the eco-responsible quality of harvests.

However, the administrative validation of shipments should not obscure the crucial issue of fair remuneration for farmers facing cost increases induced by product origin controls. Preserved access to the European market must translate into a direct gain in purchasing power for rural households engaged in sustainable agriculture.


Compliance with international environmental criteria strengthens the country’s commercial positioning against continental competitors. To this end, the market valorization of land registration efforts will determine the long-term economic viability of the regional cocoa value chain.


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