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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, 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 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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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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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 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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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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Ivory Coast has increased its cocoa producer price from 825CFA to 900CFA ($1.33) per kilogram for the 2022/23 cocoa season. The new price announced in Abidjan by Vice President Tiemoko Meyliet represents 9% raise over that of the…
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The Ghana Civil-Society Cocoa Platform (GCCP) has called on the government to increase the producer price of cocoa to a minimum of GHS838 per bag. The position of GCCP contained in a statement copied to Cocoa Post comes on the…
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The Cocoa Marketing Company (CMC), Ghana Shippers Authority (GSA) and 18 shipping lines have agreed to increase basic cocoa freight rates for the 2022/2023 cocoa season to all destinations but the United Kingdom (UK). As a result, basic…
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