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Afarinick Appoints Dr Solomon Arhin as Deputy MD
Afarinick Company Limited, Ghana's leading farm and forest management organisation, has announced the appointment of Dr. Solomon Arhin as Deputy Managing Director.
Dr. Arhin will deputise the Managing Director, Eliseus Opoku-Boamah, to…
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Rainforest Alliance Pushes for Partnerships to Achieve Sustainability Agenda
A day’s workshop has been organised in Kumasi, Ghana, by the Rainforest Alliance, an international non-profit organisation, for its partners and sustainability managers to introduce them to the new 2030 strategy of the organisation.
The…
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Living Income Must Be Included In EU Sustainability Directive
Civil society organisations and farmer groups are calling on European lawmakers to ensure the right to a living income and fair purchasing practices are enshrined in the Union's due diligence regulation (EUDR).
The advocacy group says it…
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Multinational Cocoa Buyers Refusing to Pay Current Market Prices
Ivory Coast's cocoa regulator has said it is struggling to sell cocoa export contracts for the 2024/25 season with multinational cocoa buying companies demanding lower prices, contrary to current market prices occasioned by the prevailing…
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ICCO Estimates 100K Tonnes Supply Deficit For 2022/23 Season
The International Cocoa Organisation (ICCO) estimates a global cocoa supply deficit of around 100,000 tonnes for the just-ended 2022/23 season.
According to the ICCO, contrary to market expectations for a balanced supply…
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Ghana Cuts Cocoa Loan Target Over Declining Output
Ghana will have $330 million less funds to purchase its 2023/24 cocoa crop as compared to the last season.
Officials had projected to secure $1.2 billion in the annual roadshow to raise a syndicated credit facility for purchasing cocoa…
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Tighten Pesticide Approval Process in Ghana
Stakeholders in the cocoa value chain believe that highly hazardous pesticides (HHPs) pose grave dangers to cocoa farmers, their families and communities in Ghana and across West Africa.
In Ghana, pesticides are used by most farmers to…
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ICCO Marks 50Yrs of Commitment to a Sustainable Cocoa Industry
The International Cocoa Organization (ICCO) has celebrated its 50th anniversary at a ceremony held in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, to mark half a century of commitment to sustainable growth in the cocoa sector and a living income for cocoa…
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How Ghanaian Lady Saves 70% of Salary Working in Rural Ghana
A visit today to Dadieso, the capital of the Suaman District, in the Western North Region of Ghana, reveals a bustling community with tarred streets awash with people and Pragya tricycle taxis.
But only two years back, this community,…
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Ivory Coast Sets 2023/24 Cocoa Farmgate Price at 1000 FCFA
Ivory Coast has increased its cocoa farmgate price by 11.1% from 900FCFA to 1,000FCFA ($1.62) per kilogram for the 2023/24 crop season.
The minister for agriculture and rural development, Kobenan Kouassi Adjoumani, also announced the new…
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