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Nominations Open for Ghana Cocoa Awards 2019
Nominations for the historic first edition of Ghana Cocoa Awards (GCA) have opened from 20th September till 31st October, 2019.
The GCA is a cocoa industry excellence motivation initiative organised by VC Media with support from…
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Ghana And Ivory Coast To Determine the Future of Sustainability Programmes
The world's top two cocoa producers, Ivory Coast and Ghana have agreed on a common position on the future of sustainability and certification programmes in the cocoa sector.
Their joint decision arrived at during a 2-day Abidjan meeting…
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GEPA Boosts Capacity of Ghana Cocoa Processors to Increase Export More
Deputy Chief Executive of the Ghana Export Promotion Authority (GEPA), Albert Kassim Diwura, has said the authority is set to provide capacity building for cocoa processors to maximise export base.
Speaking at the maiden edition of the…
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Let’s Make Cocoa Sector Climate Resilient – President Akufo-Addo
President Akufo Addo has charged the Forestry Commission and the Ghana Cocoa Board to ensure that they join forces through the Ghana Cocoa Forest REDD+ Programme to make the country's cocoa sector climate resilient.
This call he made…
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First tranche of $1.3bn Cocoa Syndicated Loan Hits BoG’s Account
An amount of US$600 million representing the first tranche of Ghana Cocoa Board's US$1.3 billion cocoa syndicated loan has hit the accounts of the Bank of Ghana.
The loan was signed between the Ghana Cocoa Board (Cocobod) and some…
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1st African Cocoa & Chocolate Expo Opens in Accra Today 4th October
From the 4th to the 6th October 2019, the Ghana Export Promotion Authority (GEPA) will host the maiden edition of the African Cocoa & Chocolate Expo (ACCE) in the heart of the nation’s capital, Accra.
For three days, this historic…
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Cargill and IFC renew partnership to improve cocoa sector
Cargill Cocoa and Chocolate has renewed its partnership with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) to introduce new initiatives to strengthen cocoa producing cooperatives and their communities through an improved Coop Academy 2.0.…
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UN chocolate bar aims to tackle poverty in the cocoa sector
The United Nations Development Programme and the FairChain Foundation have created The Other Bar, a chocolate bar that challenges consumers to take direct action against poverty.
Launching on Oct. 14, this experiment pilots a new way of…
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Ghana’s Producer Price Of Cocoa Up 8.42% to GHS515 Per Bag
The producer price of cocoa in Ghana has been increased by 8.42 per cent, moving the price of a 62.5-kilogramme bag of the commodity from GH¢475 to GH¢515 for the 2019/2020 cocoa season.
“The government has decided to increase the price…
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Cocoa Forest Redd+ Programme To Be Launched
Ghana's government will, on Friday, 4 October 2019, launch the Cocoa Forest Redd+ Programme in Accra, Minister of Information Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has disclosed.
The Cocoa Forest Redd Plus Programme is aimed at promoting a climate-smart…
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