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Over 100 women cocoa farmers from Colombia's Urabá region in Antioquia have graduated from Chocolate Cordillera's ATENEA sustainability program. This milestone is set to herald the takeoff of their transformative journey to become…
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Ivory Coast has raised the price it pays farmers for their cocoa above Ghana, even as growers in both countries will continue to receive far less than the global market. The world’s top producer of the chocolate-making ingredient increased…
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African Cocoa Marketplace (ACM) has launched its marketplace services, connecting African cocoa sellers with global buyers and investors. ACM’s ultimate  goal is to elevate the value of Africa’s cocoa to reflect the continent’s 120+…
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Ghana Cocoa Board has announced a 45 percent increment in the producer price of cocoa for the 2024/25 season. This raises the farmgate price from GHS2,070 to GHS3,000 per 64-kilo bag of cocoa beans and GHS48,000 per metric tonne. "We…
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The Ghana Civil-society Cocoa Platform (GCCP) has proposed a minimum farm gate price of GH₵3,583 per 64-kilogram bag of cocoa beans for the upcoming 2024/2025 season against its current GH¢2,070, an estimated increase of 73.1% According…
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Ghanaian cocoa farmers expect a boost in the 2024/2025 season starting in October after a sharp fall in production this season contributed to boosting global cocoa prices to record levels. Ghana witnessed one of its poorest harvests in a…
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A major cocoa producing region in Ghana, the world's second largest cocoa grower, is 81% infected with swollen shoot disease, according to the International Cocoa Organisation (ICCO). Prices for the chocolate ingredient have roughly…
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The Ghana Civil Society Cocoa Platform (GCCP) has held its 2024 Annual General Meeting in Accra, calling on the European Union to contribute financially to the change needed to ensure sustainability in the cocoa sector. The 2024 Annual…
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The world's second largest cocoa producer Ghana is looking to delay delivery of up to 350,000 tons of beans to next season due to poor crops, five sources told Reuters in a further worsening of the outlook for the global chocolate industry.…
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The Chief Executive of COCOBOD, Joseph Boahen Aidoo, has argued that cocoa can play a pivotal role in agroforestry, fostering enhanced carbon sequestration. According to him, cocoa production contributes significantly to mitigating the…
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