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Rainforest Alliance (RA) is an international non-profit organization working at the intersection of business, agriculture, and forests to make responsible business the new normal. The organisation is building an alliance to protect…
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A deputy Chief Executive of Ghana Cocoa Board (Cocobod), Dr Emmanuel Opoku has disclosed that 1,239,169 individual cocoa farms covering a total area of 1,380,566 hectares have been captured onto the country's Cocoa Management System (CMS).…
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Rainforest Alliance, an international NGO, has with support from the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD) presented assorted school supplies to two community basic schools in Ghana in commemoration of the 2023 World Day…
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American lawmakers have introduced two new legislations to Congress aimed at helping tackle the enduring problem of child labour on US farms. The intervention comes at a time the United States is grappling with a rise in the incidence of…
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The Council of the European Union has given its final approval for its Deforestation Regulation aimed at reducing deforestation associated with key EU market imports. The regulation is targeted at cocoa, palm oil, cattle, wood, coffee,…
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The World Cocoa Foundation (WCF) has announced the appointment of three new officers to its board. They are Christine McGrath, who replaces Peter Boone ex-CEO of Barry Callebaut as the new Chairman, Kojo Amoo-Gottfried and Tejinder Singh…
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A Swiss-Ghanaian startup, Koa, has introduced its first ready-to-drink cocoa fruit juice - Koa Natural - onto the Ghana and West African markets. The product, called Koa Natural, is an all-natural juice produced from the white, fleshy…
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Peter Feld, a 57-year-old German national, has been appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Barry Callebaut Group, with immediate effect. Feld takes over from Peter F. Boone who is reported to have stepped down from the…
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Cocoa farmers in Ghana can heave a sigh of relief as the European Union (EU) has clarified that the majority of cocoa from the West African country is at no risk of an EU market ban. Legislation passed in December by the EU parliament…
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The 2023 Chocolate Scorecard says the sustainability claims of chocolate companies cannot necessarily be trusted. According to the report, only 11% of chocolate companies surveyed can fully trace where their cocoa comes from. It…
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