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There is a lot of money in chocolate but the producers of the raw material see very little of it. Last year the retail industry was worth $107bn (£78bn), according to one projection, but Ghana - the world's second-largest cocoa…
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Ghana and Ivory Coast, the world's top two cocoa beans producers, have appointed Alex Arnaud Assanvo to head an organisation born out of their joint cooperation on cocoa. Until his appointment as the first-ever Executive Secretary of the…
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The German chocolate manufacturer Ritter Sport is embroiled in a row with food law regulators after being told it cannot call its latest creation a chocolate bar because it contains no sugar, The Guardian has reported. RitterSport, which…
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Management of Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has made 3 new directorial appointments at Cocoa Research Institute of Ghana (CRIG).  This move became necessary as a result of the Retirement of Dr. Isaac Yaw Opoku (Executive Director) from the…
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When Abidjan and Accra joined forces to create cocoa’s OPEC, also referred to as COPEC, they were looking to change the power balance in the cocoa sector. But the economic downturn had other plans. The marketing year for the 2020/21…
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The world's top two cocoa producers have cancelled their membership of the Cocoa Merchants Association of America (CMAA) amidst a row with chocolate manufacturers, according to Reuters. Ghana and Ivory Coast have accused the CMAA of aiding…
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Forty-two individuals and organisations have been recognised for various contributions in the cocoa value chain at the 2nd Ghana Cocoa Awards 2020 held at the Kempinski Hotel, Gold Coast City Accra. Special guests at the event were the…
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Indiscriminate sand winning has reared its ugly head in parts of Ashanti Region, destroying cocoa farms and farmlands. The aggression of the sand winners poses a threat to sustainable cocoa production as farms along streams in the target…
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An estimated US$400 million or more is expected to be used to address the ravaging Cocoa Swollen Shoot Virus Disease (CSSVD), and overaged or moribund cocoa farms, which have significantly affected the country’s cocoa production for some…
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- COVID-19 endangers agriculture in countries like Ghana with potentially disastrous knock-on effects for both producers and consumers. - Ghana is also showing what governments can do to support their farmers during this time to prevent a…
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