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Processing category lists write-ups on cocoa processing activities in the global space and implications for other subsectors of the industry
Ghana To Celebrate National Chocolate Week February 8 – 14
The Minister of Information designate, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has launched the 2021 National Chocolate Week at the Marriott hotel in Accra.
The celebration, which is slated for February 8 - 14, 2021 is packed with activities to encourage…
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Government Stepping Up Support For Cocoa Processing
Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, says government has stepped up efforts to support local entrepreneurs and businesses that have interest and expertise in cocoa value addition.
Speaking at the launch of the National Chocolate Week in…
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Ghana Must Leverage AfCFTA To Export More Processed Cocoa
Nana Aduna II, the chief executive officer of Mi-Cocoa, owner of the Ohene Cocoa brand and farm ventures, believes that Ghana can leverage the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) to refine and export cocoa products to more African…
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Ghana’s Cocoa Paste Export Declined By 5.3% In 2019 To US$444.2M
The world's number two top cocoa beans producer, Ghana, raked in US$444.2 million in cocoa paste export in 2019, according to the country's export promotion agency GEPA.
The West African country exported US$430.79 million worth of cocoa…
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Is There Any Link – Increased Local Value Addition And Cocoa Farmers’ Income?
Anytime, the topics of low income and worsening livelihood of cocoa farmers are raised in Ghana, people mistakenly assume Ghana to be the cocoa farmer and thus they argue that Ghana needs to add value to its cocoa beans to improve its…
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Nestle Central And West Africa Limited Appoints Mauricio Alarcon As New CEO
Nestle has appointed Mauricio Alarcon as new Chief Executive Officer of Nestlé Central and West Africa Limited, effective September 1, 2020.
Mr Alarcon has a robust and in-depth understanding of Central and West Africa.
A statement…
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Nestle Ghana Trains Journalists On Product Fortification And Labeling
In its quest to build capacity of journalists on nutrition reporting, Nestlé Ghana Limited in collaboration with the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) on Wednesday August, 26, 2020 has trained over 30 journalists on nutrition, product…
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Lowa Chocolate Makes DR Congo The New Kid On The World Chocolate Block
Aisha Kalinda melts the chunks of cocoa in a pan and spoons the brown gloop into a mould which will become the latest bar produced at the Lowa chocolate factory, the first locally owned producer in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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Ghana Govt Backs Turnaround Efforts By Cocoa Processing Company
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has assured the management of the Cocoa Processing Company (CPC) of the government’s support for the company to ensure that the processes and measures the company has instituted to turn around its…
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COCOBOD Buys 742,725 Tonnes Of 2019/2020 Cocoa Crop As Of June
Amid the coronavirus pandemic, Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) reported a total purchase of 742,725 tonnes for the 2019/2020 cocoa season as at June 4, 2020, new data from the International Cocoa Organization (ICCO) has revealed.
This reflects…
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