August 2020

The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Alhaji Muhammad Sabo Nanono has revealed that the Federal Government has resolved to inject over N600 billion (US$1.5 billion) as stimulus-response into the agriculture sector,…
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Aisha Kalinda melts the chunks of cocoa in a pan and spoons the brown gloop into a mould which will become the latest bar produced at the Lowa chocolate factory, the first locally owned producer in the Democratic Republic of Congo. For…
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Nigerian cocoa output is likely to drop by at least 20% this season as measures aimed at curbing the spread of the novel coronavirus and drier weather increase the chances of a poor harvest, the president of the cocoa association said.…
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The Vice President of Ghana, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has hailed the management of COCOBOD for a good job done in ensuring that although the cocoa sector has been hit by the pandemic, there will be a tunnel of hope for farmers when the season…
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The world’s two largest cocoa producers, Ghana and Ivory Coast, have created a joint body to improve coordination in research, price-setting and the fight against child labour, the Ivorian government said. The two countries have…
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The Ghana Agricultural and Rural Development Journalists Association (GARDJA) has at the launch of its new cocoa advocacy initiative trumpeted the urgent need for the Ghana Cocoa Board to with immediate effect operationalise a welfare fund…
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President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has assured the management of the Cocoa Processing Company (CPC) of the government’s support for the company to ensure that the processes and measures the company has instituted to turn around its…
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Ghana’s Ambassador to China has hinted of discussions with the Chinese government to allow cocoa producers from Ghana to enjoy zero tariff on products on China’s market. This follows the launch of an Africa Cocoa Centre which is intended…
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The Ghana Agricultural and Rural Development Journalists Association (GARDJA) is pleased to announce the rolling out of a new cocoa advocacy initiative aimed at helping create a sustainable cocoa value chain in Ghana. In…
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This piece was stimulated by an enquiry from a reader if there was any paper to prove the benefit of cocoa to prevent the development of diabetes mellitus. One of the things to do is to find out if there was any evidence to support this…
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