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Yara Ghana wins Fertiliser Agro Input of the Year at maiden Ghana Cocoa Awards
Yara Ghana Limited, a leading name in fertilizer dealership in Ghana, has won the Agro Input of the Year (fertilizer) at the maiden Ghana Cocoa Awards held in Accra.
The company’s input package for cocoa which is the Asaase Wura and…
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Ghanaian, Ivorian Cocoa Farmers to be Paid $400 per Tonnes from 2021
President Akufo-Addo has hinted that beginning from the 2021 crop season of cocoa production in Ghana and Ivory Coast, farmers in the two respective countries will be paid a Living Income Differential (LIB) of four hundred United States…
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Solidaridad Offers 1-Year Affiliation for Ghana Cocoa Awards Best Journalist in Cocoa Reporting
International non-governmental development organisation, Solidaridad West Africa, is offering 1-year affiliation for the winner of Best Journalist in Cocoa Reporting Award at the upcoming Ghana Cocoa Awards 2019 (GCA).
"The winner would be…
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Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia To Grace Ghana Cocoa Awards
Ghana's Vice President of Ghana, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, is scheduled to grace the historic first edition of Ghana Cocoa Awards (GCA) as the Special Guest of Honour for the event, which comes off November 22, 2019 in Accra.
Dr. Bawumia is…
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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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