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3 Ghanaians Among 50 Shortlisted In Cocoa of Excellence 2021
Cocoa of Excellence (CoEx) has announced the 50 finalists shortlisted for the 2021 International Cocoa Awards, where Ghana has repeated its 2019 feat with three spots.
Entries by Seth Yirenkyi and Charlse Oppong, both from Suhum in the…
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Ghana Records Highest Ever Cocoa Output In Its Production History
Ghana has exceeded the 1 million tonnes mark in cocoa production for the first time since the 2010/11 crop season.
Sources say the world's no.2 top producer has recorded one million and thirty thousand tonnes (1,030,000MT) with 10 weeks…
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COCOBOD Partners Scientists To Ascertain Health Properties Of Cocoa
Ghana's cocoa regulator COCOBOD is partnering with the country's Academy of Arts and Sciences (GAAS) to undertake research to back some anecdotal nutritional and health properties of cocoa.
The work is said to focus on specific…
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Fair Trade Ghana Network Sensitises Farmers On Climate Smart Agriculture
According to the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), eighty percent of the farmland in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia is managed by smallholder farmers, who are estimated to produce a third of the world's food supply.
Research also shows…
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ICI Eyes 100% Elimination Of Forced Labour In Cocoa Supply Chains By 2025
The International Cocoa Initiative(ICI) has announced that it is seeking to completely eliminate child and forced labour in the cocoa supply chain in Ghana and Ivory Coast.
This follows research findings by the National Opinion Research…
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UKAID-funded Reports Give Rare Insights Into The Rising Cocoa And Coffee Industry In DRC
Coffee and cocoa from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are internationally renowned for their high quality and robust flavour.
The industry is also an important economic driver in Congo. In North and South Kivu, an estimated…
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COCOBOD Turns To Domestic Borrowing To Pay Cocoa Farmers In Record Harvest
Ghana's record cocoa production in a decade has necessitated additional borrowing from the domestic market to finance purchases.
As of June 3 2021, the world's second-largest cocoa producer had recorded 965,493 metric tonnes in cocoa…
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Ghana To Establish Chocolate Production Plant In Rwanda
A chocolate processing factory is to be established in Rwanda through collaboration between Ghana and the East African country to boost bilateral trade.
Reciprocally, Rwanda will also establish a formulation plant in Ghana for the…
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Over 60% Of Nestle Products Unhealthy; Did Your Favourite Make The List?
Global food giant, Nestle SA, has admitted in a company document that over 60% of its food products and drinks are not healthy.
Nestle is well known globally for a tall list of household brands such as Milo, KitKat, Magi, Nescafe,…
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Ivory Coast To Sanction Chocolate Makers Refusing To Pay LID
Ivory Coast's cocoa regulator, Conseil Cafe Cacao (CCC), has called out leading chocolate makers for refusal to pay the Living Income Differential (LID), a $400-per-tonne premium.
West African neighbours and the world's top two cocoa…
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