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Resource Media to Project Ghana’s Progress on Child Labour
The Ghana Agricultural Rural Development Journalists Association (GARDJA) has proposed the resourcing of the media in Ghana to highlight the country's progress in combating child labour in cocoa production.
The Project Coordinator of…
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ICCO Forecasts 547,000MT Deficit in 2023/24 Cocoa Output
The International Cocoa Organisation (ICCO) has projected global cocoa output for the 2023/24 season to shrink by 11% or more than 547,000 metric tonnes.
The latest forecast published by the organisation is contained in the production…
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Andre de Freitas Named New Executive Director of Solidaridad
Solidaridad, an international non-governmental organisation, has announced the appointment of Andre de Freitas as its new Executive Director.
De Freitas is due to officially assume the role on March 15, 2024, according to a press…
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Conservation Alliance Urges Adoption of Integrated Management Systems
Conservation Alliance International has joined forces with the Rainforest Alliance, an esteemed international non-profit organisation, to bolster farmer groups and their communities in tackling broader landscape issues through the adoption…
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Barry Callebaut to Lay-off 2500 Workers, Shutdown Two Factories
Cocoa and chocolate giant Barry Callebaut has revealed plans to lay off some 2,500 workers across its global operations, according to CEO Peter Feld.
The drastic downsizing move, to be implemented within the next 18 months, is aimed at…
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ICCO Raises Alarm Over Cocoa Sector Challenges
The International Cocoa Organisation (ICCO) has sounded a warning to Ghana, urging swift action to address significant “structural issues” within its cocoa sector.
The organisation highlights the potential for a cascade of problems amid…
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Ghana Could End 2023/24 Cocoa Season at 40% Below Target
Ghana's cocoa output for the 2023/24 season is expected to be almost 40% below a target of 820,000 metric tons, two sources from the country's sector regulator, COCOBOD told Reuters.
Strong seasonal winds and a lack of rain are among the…
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Ghana to Expand Cocoa Rehabilitation with $200M World Bank Loan
Ghana's Cocobod will use part of a $200 million World Bank loan to rehabilitate plantations destroyed by the cocoa swollen shoot virus, which causes drops in yields and kills trees, the regulator's deputy Chief Executive in charge of…
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Ivory Coast Intercepts 1500 Bags of Cocoa at Guinea Border
The Coffee and Cocoa Council (CCC) of Ivory Coast has helped the national police to seize three trucks loaded with 1,500 bags of cocoa beans on the border with Guinea, the regulator's managing director said on Friday.
Low farmgate prices…
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Stop Exploiting Cocoa Farmers with Demand and Supply Chorus
A Ghanaian cocoa farmer, Issifu Issaka, has challenged chocolate companies to stop hiding under the demand and supply chorus and pay fair prices that assure cocoa farmers a living income.
Issaka decried the continuous lip service and…
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