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Low Income, The Major Challenge Of Ghanaian Cocoa Farmers – NOT Demographics
In my previous article on how much Cocoa Farmers earn and why we need to announce a Cocoa Emergency, we realised that household members of cocoa farmers individually lived on a daily income as low as US$0.17 / day when cultivating a…
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Hand Pollination – How Ghana Is Increasing Cocoa Productivity While Saving Forests
Ghana's cocoa sector is recovering steadily from the triple-headed problem of drought, disease and aged farms.
The challenge meant that in the past couple of years the second-largest cocoa producer nation in the world had struggled at…
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Cash Transactions Totalling $1.2 Billion Still Occur In Ghana’s Cocoa Sector
Samuel has been a cocoa farmer for 12 years. Since the end of the Akuafo cheque system, he had always been paid in cash for his cocoa, until last season.
That was when the licensed buying company (LBC) that he sells to introduced a new…
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Digital Payments Securing Financial Inclusion for Cocoa Farmers
Cash has been the common traditional payment for cocoa bean purchases. Unarguably, a lot of risk is associated with cash transactions along the cocoa supply chain.
The World Cocoa Foundation's Peter Sheilo Baghr shares insights on the…
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Uncoordinated Business Processes The Bane Of Ghana Cocoa Supply Chain – Dutch Study
Findings of a Dutch university research sighted by Cocoa Post have pointed to poor coordination in business processes as a major challenge confronting Ghana's cocoa sector.
A 3-member team of researchers from Wageningen University and…
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5 Things COCOBOD Can Do Differently Post COVID-19
Cocoa remains Ghana’s most important export crop representing nearly 40 percent of total exports. Due to its significant foreign exchange earnings, the Government of Ghana has set up the Ghana Cocoa Board under the Ministry of Finance and…
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How to Deliver Real Sustainability in the Cocoa Sector? Collaborative Development Governance
Long-term sustainability for the cocoa sector is a major challenge. But rather than relying solely on price premiums, the solution is to think bigger, and admit the industry itself needs serious reform on the ground, argue Peter Stanbury…
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We Have Zero Tolerance for Forced Labor in Cocoa Supply Chain – WCF President
This week marked the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery — a powerful reminder that slavery is not a thing of the past.
The International Labour Organization estimated that some 40 million people were victims of modern slavery…
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When Cocoa “Child Labour” in Ghana is NOT child labour
Child labour concerns dominate issues regarding cocoa farming in Ghana. Do we have a situation of hyped deliberations, and are all allegations on the subject substantively for real?
This article delves into the matter. Perhaps in some…
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All Hail the Producers of the Premium Ghana Cocoa
When it comes to sourcing raw materials for cocoa-based chocolates and other confectionery, cocoa beans from Ghana are the preferred choice for global giants in the multi-billion dollar business.
The reason is simple. In addition to being…
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