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Ghana Cocoa Board (Cocobod) has hinted of plans to introduce mini farm trucks to cocoa farmers to aid the carting of essential farm inputs between farms and the communities. The initiative is part of efforts by the Ghanaian cocoa sector…
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Solidaridad, an international civil society organization, has launched its RECLAIM Sustainability! programme at a brief ceremony in Accra. The five-year programme, which is implemented by Solidaridad and TrustAfrica with funding from the…
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Nestle, the world's largest food and beverage manufacturer, has posted 8.1% growth in its half-year financial results. According to the report, sales hit CHF41.8 billion ($45.98 billion), up from CHF41.2 billion ($45.32 billion) the same…
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The Licensed Cocoa Buyers Association of Ghana (LICOBAG) has dismissed reports in the local media claiming that buyers are indebted to cocoa farmers running into several months. Reacting to the allegations at a press conference in…
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China's cocoa beans produced from the island province of Hainan has been selected among the 50 best entries in Bioversity International's 2021 Cocoa of Excellence competition. The finalist entries will go on to compete for honours in…
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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 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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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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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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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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