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A farmer in Ghana's northern savanna grasslands has broken the age-old myth that cocoa, a forested crop, cannot thrive in the arid region. Cocoa production in the West African country dates back to 1879 in the Eastern Region and later…
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Afarinick, a leader in landscape restoration and farm management; CJ Commodities, a licensed Ghanaian cocoa buying company with a 10% market share in the 2024/25 season; and Oman Carbon, a pan-African Carbon Project Developer, today…
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The International Trade Center (ITC), as part of its efforts to enhance industry preparedness for the European Union’s Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) on cocoa, held a High-Level Public-Private Dialogue on Ghana's…
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Dr. Godfred Seidu Jasaw, Chairman of the Food, Agriculture, and Cocoa Affairs Committee of Ghana's Parliament, has called on stakeholders to support the Ghana Chapter of the Cocoa Farmers Alliance Association of Africa (COFAAA) in its…
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Smallholder cocoa farmers in Ghana are poised to gain a stronger voice in decision-making processes within the cocoa sector, with the establishment of the Ghana Cooperative Cocoa Farmers and Marketing Association. Through this…
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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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