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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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Barry Callebaut has redesigned the making of its chocolate to identify the special qualities of each cocoa bean and bring out the nuances of flavour. This is known as the Cocoa Cultivation & Craft principle (CCC). The company…
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The first instalment of Ghana Cocoa Board's annual syndicated loan is set to hit its account at the Bank of Ghana by the close of business Wednesday, 26 October 2022, Joy News has reported. Finance Ministry sources disclosed…
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The World Cocoa Foundation has confirmed Chris Vincent as its substantive president, two months after serving in an acting position. Vincent became interim president of the cocoa sustainability partnership organisation following the…
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Cocoa farmers and civil society organisations (CSOs) have jointly endorsed Ivory Coast and Ghana cocoa regulators' boycott of the World Cocoa Foundation partnership meeting in Brussels this week. In a statement copied to Cocoa Post, the…
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Fairafric, a Ghanaian origin chocolate brand, is partnering with the organisers of Ghana Cocoa Dinner to treat guests at this year's edition to new additions to its celebrated chocolate product line. Captains and value chain actors of…
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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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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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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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