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Top officials of Ghana and Cote d'Ivoire say they have received calls from a number of cocoa-producing countries to join their recently launched joint initiative on cocoa. The formal commencement of operations of the headquarters and…
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The governments of Ghana and Ivory Coast are set to sign the Headquarters Agreement for the Cote d'Ivoire-Ghana Cocoa Initiative secretariat based in the Ghanaian capital, Accra. The Agreement to be signed in Accra, Thursday 5th August,…
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The president of Ghana, Nana Akufo-Addo, has appointed Mr Peter Mac Manu as the new Chairman of the Board of Directors of the country's cocoa regulator, COCOBOD. Mr Mac Manu replaces Mr Hackman Owusu Agyemang, who has chaired the body…
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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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