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A community of cocoa farmers in Ghana's Western Region are up in arms against Qatar-based broadcast network, Al Jazeera, over its recent reportage which accuses farmers of involving children in cocoa production. The cocoa farmers of…
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Bossman Owusu has been appointed as Solidaridad’s country representative for Ghana. From January 2023, Bossman will be responsible for providing strategic and programmatic leadership and oversight of Solidaridad’s operations in Ghana.…
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Development partners of the African Development Fund (ADF) have agreed to commit a total package of $8.9 billion to the former's 2023 to 2025 financing cycle. The commitment is the largest replenishment in the history of the Fund and…
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The European Union (EU) Parliament Tuesday morning passed a new law that will ban the import of commodities linked to deforestation. The EU Due Diligence law demands that products such as cocoa, coffee, soy, and beef, among others, meet a…
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A 45-year-old cocoa farmer, Bismark Fuachie, has been adjudged Ghana's 2022 National Best Cocoa Farmer. Fuachie becomes the youngest cocoa farmer, in recent times, to win the coveted award. He was unveiled at a ceremony to commemorate the…
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The African Cocoa Platform (AfCoP) has held its 2022 General Assembly Conference in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire, to among others chart a sustainable future for the knowledge-sharing body. The two-day programme, from 29 - 30 November, saw…
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The Managing Director of Federated Commodities Company Limited (FEDCO), Hajia Maria Adamu-Zibo, has emerged as the Best Business Leader of the Year 2022 at the Fourth Edition of the Ghana Cocoa Dinner and Awards held in Accra. The award…
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A cocoa farmer, Ishmael Pomasi, says poor prices for cocoa continue to remain a daunting puzzle yet to be tackled by cocoa buyers and chocolate multinationals. Pomasi, who is also the chairman of the Cocoa Abrabopa Association, regrets…
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No one equates fun to the cocoa industry as the production and trading of cocoa beans and value-added cocoa products have always been all business. But stakeholders let their hair down to relax and enjoy good music and some comedic…
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The Chief Executive Officer of SEND Ghana, Siapha Kamara, has stated that pricing cocoa is a human rights issue. Mr. Kamara was speaking at a two-day conference on Living Income and Human Rights in Ghana’s Cocoa Sector organized by SEND…
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