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COCOBOD Supports Ghana COVID-19 Fund with Cash and Essential Supplies
The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has presented a cheque of Ghc200,000 and assorted products worth over GHc1,032,000 to support the COVID-19 Fund set up by the government to mobilize logistics to contain the spread of the pandemic in the…
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Solidaridad Partners Pan African Savings & Loans To Help Cocoa Farmers
Solidaridad West Africa has organised a training workshop for staff of Pan African Savings and Loans (PASL) as part of a partnership that will enable cocoa farmers to receive critical financial support.
The training centred on risks,…
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Final Year Students Can Now Apply for National Service with ECOM Ghana
ECOM Ghana, a multinational agro-industrial enterprise, announced Friday it is accepting applications for its annual corporate talent programme for national service personnel.
It is an opportunity for interested final year university…
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Female Cocoa Farmers Paid As Little as 23p Per Day
Female cocoa farmers are averagely is paid as little as 23p a day, highlighting a gender pay gap in the global chocolate industry, according to Fairtrade.
That figure is well below the extreme global poverty line of £1.40 a day, and…
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Farmers Advised to Work with Extension Officers to Maintain Quality of Cocoa Beans
Nana Karikari Addo, Managing Director of the Quality Control Company of COCOBOD, has asked cocoa farmers to make maximum use of extension officers and always seek technical advice in the use and application of chemicals in their farms.…
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COCOBOD Not Bothered by ‘Cocoa Cartel’ Tag by Western Media
Chief Executive of Ghana Cocoa Board Joseph Boahen Aidoo has rubbished a claim by the western media that Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire have formed a “cocoa cartel” to control the world cocoa price.
The cocoa cartel branding by some major…
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Cocoa DID NOT Originate from Central America and It’s 1,500 Years Older
From the bitter, cold drinks of Mesoamerica to the vast array of sweet, creamy treats available today, our love affair with the rich cacao bean has ancient roots.
But scientists have learned that this relationship goes back much further…
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Don’t Leave out Cocoa Farmers in Decision-making – WCFO
Nana Abraham Adusei, President of the Ghana Best Farmers' Association, has said there is a need for policymakers in the cocoa industry, to actively involve cocoa farmers in all decision-making processes.
"Cocoa farmers who are the key…
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ECOM Ghana Celebrates – Ernest Sarkodie – National Best Cocoa Farmer
Ecom Ghana, a long-term trade partner to Ghana Cocoa Board, is celebrating a client, Ernest Sarkodie, for winning the 2019 National Best Cocoa Farmer award during the Farmers’ Day celebration held in the Volta Region.
In a press release,…
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IMANI Report on Cocoa Sector ‘Bogus’ – COCOSHE
The Ghana Cocoa, Coffee and Sheanut Association (COCOSHE) has raised serious concern with the findings of a survey conducted by IMANI Africa in Ghana’s cocoa sector.
The group said “… we find the ideas being perpetuated by Imani Africa,…
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