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Barry Callebaut Partners Attelli In First Production Plant In Africa
The Barry Callebaut Group has announced the signing of a long-term agreement with Attelli SARL, a distributor and confectionery manufacturer based in Casablanca, Morocco.
Attelli, which is part of the French…
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New Cocoa Price: Volta Region Farmers Applaud Government
Some cocoa farmers in the Volta Region have expressed gratitude to the Government and the Management of Ghana Cocoa Board for increasing the farmgate price of cocoa for the 2022/23 crop year.
In reaction to the announcement, Nana Kwame…
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CSO Asserts Low Farmgate Price Can Kill Ghana’s Cocoa Industry
The Coalition for Cocoa Sector Reforms (CCSR) has called on the government through Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) to reconsider the 2022/23 farmgate price announced to avoid negative implications the new GH¢800 per bag of cocoa beans will…
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Orange Cocoa Day 2022 Explores How To Promote Cocoa Sustainability
The Netherlands Embassy in Ghana has held the 2022 Orange Cocoa Day forum in Accra, bringing together key stakeholders to discuss topical issues in the sector.
The second edition which came off October 3, 2022, was on the theme…
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Yara Grow Ghana Fertiliser Initiative To Boost Food Security
Yara, a global leader in agro-input production, has launched the Yara Grow Ghana Initiative to support thousands of smallholder farmers in the West African country to boost food production.
Pursuant to the initiative, Yara Ghana earlier…
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Nigeria, Cameroon Initiate Process To Join Cote d’Ivoire-Ghana Cocoa Initiative
Nigeria and Cameroon are reported to have formally requested to join the Cote d’Ivoire-Ghana Cocoa Initiative (CIGCI), an alliance advancing the interests of the two leading cocoa producers in the world.
According to officials, the two…
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Niche Chocolate, Cocoa Life And Others For GCA Hall of Fame
Some previous recipients of Ghana Cocoa Awards are set to be inducted into the scheme's prestigious Hall of Fame for their outstanding contribution to the cocoa industry.
The candidates are Mrs Yaa Peprah Amekudzi, the Ghana Country Lead…
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EU Denies Plans To Ban Ghana Cocoa
The European Union (EU) Office in Ghana has denied claims that it intended to ban Ghana cocoa from accessing its market, which accounts for 80% of cocoa export from the world's second-largest producer.
Last week, there was widespread…
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Ghana Raises Cocoa Producer Price To GHS800 For 2022/23 Crop
Ghana has increased its cocoa producer price from GHS660 to GHS800 per bag for its 2022/23 crop, said Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto, the Minister of Food and Agriculture in Accra, on Wednesday.
The new farmgate price which represents a 21%…
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Ghana Fails To Announce New Farmgate Price For Cocoa
The government of Ghana has failed to announce a much-anticipated cocoa farmgate price for the 2022/23 cocoa season commencing October 1, 2022.
The Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Yaw Frimpong Addo, addressing a rally of cocoa farmers…
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