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The five- day working visit of the Executive Director International Cocoa Organization Michel Arrion accompanied by his Project Manager Yunusa Abubakarr to Sierra Leone started on the 31st August and ended on the 5th September 2020, spearheaded by the Produce Monitoring Board. The visit of the Executive Director International Cocoa Organization ICCO was to have a better […]

Under the dynamic leadership of Dr. James Vibbi at the Produce Monitoring Board, Sierra Leone has been rated 3rd in the world by EU in export of organic cocoa. This was revealed in the EU Agricultural Market Briefs of 17 June 2020. The main importing EU Member States in 2019 were the Netherlands (where 98% of Sierra[…]

The Formal handing over ceremony of the Physical Cocoa and Coffee Testing/Grading Equipment to Produce Monitoring Board PMB provided by SCADeP was held on Thursday 18th June 2020 in the presence of representatives from Ministries, departments, agencies, farmers cooperatives and other players in the produce value chain such as SCADeP, SLSB, UNIDO, ITC, SLECAD, GIZ, exporters such[…]

According to the World Health Organization, the Coronavirus COVID-19 is a Global pandemic and has ravaged over one hundred and fifty countries. The entire world is facing the challenge and governments Globally of which Sierra Leone is no exception are taking all necessary measures to contain the virus from spreading. The coronavirus is dangerous and the situation[…]

The Produce Monitoring Board and the International Trade Centre have ended a six-day (23rd March – 23rd -28th March 2020) training with Cocoa Cooperatives at the Albertson hall in Kenema. The training was to enable Cocoa Cooperatives to understand Cocoa quality management processes, procedures and practices identify key opportunities and challenges in the Cocoa sector and proffer[…]