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We Must Pay Cocoa Farmers Decently – COCOBOD Chief
The Chief Executive of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Mr. Joseph Boahen Aidoo has cautioned that failure to pay cocoa farmers a decent income will lead to the collapse of the global cocoa industry.
The persistent inactivity of the…
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Accra To Host Maiden African Cocoa & Chocolate Expo 2019
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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Applications Open for 2019 Chocolate Conservatory which Opens October 28 in Paris
Applications have opened for the 2019 Chocolate Conservatory scheduled for October 28 - 29 in Paris, France.
Chocolate Conservatory, an international forum for innovative and emerging research and education on specialty cocoa and…
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CEO of Ghana’s Cocoa360 Shadrack Frimpong Appointed Editor of Yale’s Prestigious Health and Policy…
You might not have heard his name but the bottom-to-the-top tale of Shadrack Osei Frimpong is as riveting as it is inspiring.
Frimpong spent his childhood in Tarkwa Breman in Ghana’s Western Region with no electricity nor running water…
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COCOBOD to Invest Funds for Farmers Scholarship Scheme into Schools Infrastructure
Ghana's cocoa sector regulator, COCOBOD, has hinted of plans to invest funds for the COCOBOD Farmers Scholarship Scheme into schools infrastructure development for needy cocoa communities.
The scholarship scheme, widely known as COCOBOD…
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Pension Scheme for Cocoa Farmers in Final Stages of Development – COCOBOD Chief
The Chief Executive of Ghana Cocoa Board, Joseph Boahen Aidoo, has reiterated the government’s commitment to set up a cocoa farmer pension scheme for all cocoa farmers across the country.
Mr. Aidoo stated that COCOBOD is working closely…
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International Cocoa Council to Consider New Agenda for Change at September Meeting
The next meeting of the International Cocoa Organization is to consider wide-ranging proposals for change.
Michel Arrion, the International Cocoa Organization’s (ICCO’s) Executive Director, will use the 100th Regular Session of the…
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Ivory Coast First Lady Confers with U.S. Senators Over Cocoa Embargo Threat
Ivory Coast’s first lady Dominique Ouattara met a delegation of U.S. senators on Monday to appeal their call for an embargo on Ivorian cocoa over the alleged use of child labour.
In July, Senators Sherrod Brown of Ohio and Ron Wyden of…
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Ivory Coast Cocoa Farmers Upbeat of Good Main Crop Following Rains
Cocoa pods are growing well in Ivory Coast’s cocoa regions, signalling an abundant start to the upcoming main crop despite below-average rains in some regions, farmers told Reuters on Monday.
Good soil moisture after weeks of sustained…
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Report Slams Ineffective Corporate Social Responsibility Initiatives In Ivorian Cocoa Sector
The Corporate Accountability Lab has published a damning report on the effectiveness – or what it sees as the complete lack of effectiveness – of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) efforts in the chocolate industry.
Between October 2018…
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