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Op-ed category is dedicated to write-ups by contributors, reporters, industry experts, and players, representing their strong, informed, and focused opinions on an issue relevant to the cocoa and chocolate industry.
Does Ghana’s Cocoa Policies Resolve The Low Income Of Its Farmers?
Cocoa is of critical importance to the Ghanaian economy, hence the effects of low income with farmers isn’t just seen as a threat to their livelihoods but also a threat to the economy.
So, the objective of protecting the economy and the…
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BIG QUESTION! Is Fairtrade FAIR to Cocoa Farmers?
For the past decades, we have seen acclaimed sustainable certification organisations, telling the whole world that there is the need to fight for fairer trade for farmers across the Globe.
One of such certifications is Fairtrade, who have…
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5 Things COCOBOD Can Do Differently Post COVID-19
Cocoa remains Ghana’s most important export crop representing nearly 40 percent of total exports. Due to its significant foreign exchange earnings, the Government of Ghana has set up the Ghana Cocoa Board under the Ministry of Finance and…
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Why Ghana-Ivory Coast Cocoa Cartel (COPEC) May Not Work
While the world has been vexed over the spike in oil prices in recent days, amid the U.S.-Iran conflict and speculation about whether OPEC would raise production if the rally continued, a different cartel was quietly working to boost the…
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South Africa’s De Villiers Chocolate Brand Enters USA Market
African sustainability has never been 100% African on its own initiative - that's where it becomes unclear who has benefited most from it.
Certainly not Africans, and the continent as a whole. Because the inequitable truth is that over…
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Jacques Morisset: How can Cote d’Ivoire Escape the Curse of Cocoa?
Chocolate is becoming more and more of a luxury item for most consumers. The price of a box of 24 assorted chocolates can exceed $20, and the most prestigious confectioners may charge as much as $35.
But on the other side of the…
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New Cocoa Floor Price: A Step Towards More Equal Trade?
On 12 June 2019, the governments of Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire announced a floor price of USD 2,600/ton of cocoa beans for the 2019/2020 cocoa season.
They also announced a suspension of forward sales of beans for the 2020/2021 season.
This…
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[Editorial] Cocoa Producers Must Have a Say In Global Cocoa Price
For decades, the cocoa industry has been the backbone of the Ghanaian economy. There cannot be an objective appraisal of the history of Ghana’s development without the role played by the cocoa industry and especially cocoa farmers.
Those…
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