ADM Cocoa acquires Ivory Coast Cocoa interests. (Company Evolution).ADM See add/drop multiplexer. (language) ADM - A picture query language, extension of Sequel2. ["An Image-Oriented Database System", Y. Takao et al, in Database Techniques for Pictorial Applications, A. Blaser ed, pp. 527-538]. Cocoa Cocoa, city, United States Cocoa, city (1990 pop. 17,722), Brevard co., E Fla., on the Indian River (a lagoon), a segment of the Intracoastal Waterway; inc. 1895. It is a tourist and arts center in a region where citrus fruits are grown. An 8-mi (12. , processor of cocoa beans See JavaBeans. , has acquired part of the cocoa assets of Sifca, the Ivory ivory, type of dentin present only in the tusks of the elephant. Ivory historically has been obtained mainly from Africa, where elephant tusks are larger than they are in Asia, the second major source, and much dead ivory was taken from remains of extinct mammoths Coast's main trader and producer of cocoa, coffee and sugar. The acquisition, which includes three cocoa conditioning and storage plants and its Unicao cocoa processing facility, gives ADM Cocoa an unprecedented degree of control over its raw material supply, quality and handling. ADM Cocoa is now in a good position to give the farmers fair prices for their cocoa beans by having direct contact with them and being able to advise and support them. |
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