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Production category catalogues the general activities involving cocoa bean production as a raw material and may capture seedling production, farming, agronomic practices, harvesting, post-harvest condition, disease, warehousing and haulage, etc
Nigerian Cocoa Output For 2020/21 Projected To Fall
Nigerian cocoa output is likely to drop by at least 20% this season as measures aimed at curbing the spread of the novel coronavirus and drier weather increase the chances of a poor harvest, the president of the cocoa association said.…
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GARDJA Urges Speedy Operationalisation Of Cocoa Farmers’ Welfare Fund
The Ghana Agricultural and Rural Development Journalists Association (GARDJA) has at the launch of its new cocoa advocacy initiative trumpeted the urgent need for the Ghana Cocoa Board to with immediate effect operationalise a welfare fund…
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Nigerian Government Distributes 20,000 Cocoa Seedlings To Farmers
The Federal Government of Nigeria in its bid to help cushion the effect of Coronavirus (COVID-19) has supported smallholder farmers in Imo State with 20,000 Cocoa seedlings and other improved seeds, The Guardian of Nigeria has reported.…
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Nigeria Association Wants 5% Oil Revenue Invested In Cocoa Production
Mr Sayina Rima, outgoing National President of Cocoa Association of Nigeria (CAN), has advocated investment of five per cent of oil revenue into cocoa production to develop the industry.
Rima made the appeal on a webinar by Ships and…
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Ivory Coast’s Main Crop Cocoa Harvest To Begin Early
Below average rainfall last week in most of top grower Ivory Coast’s cocoa regions is expected to support the development of the upcoming main crop, with harvesting set to begin early, farmers said on Monday.
Farmers across the country…
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How Cocoa Growers In Western Ghana Serve Chocolates Yet Live Without Basic Amenities
Scores of cocoa-growing communities in the Sefwi Akontombra District of the Western North region of Ghana are in dire need of basic life necessities, most especially potable water supply.
Communities like Krobomanhyia, Akwasiaha, Aboduam,…
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Ghana Farmers Press For Cocoa Price Increase Ahead Of New Season In October
Cocoa farmers have appealed to Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), the industry regulator, to increase the producer price of cocoa beans in the coming 2020/2021 season by a significant margin.
According to the farmers, cost of production has…
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Ghana Projects A 5.8% Increase In Cocoa Output In 2020/2021
Ghana expects cocoa output of around 900,000 tonnes in the 2020/2021 season, up 5.8% from the forecast for 2019/2020, this is according to the country’s Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) through a parliamentary report published on Wednesday.
The…
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Swollen Shoot Disease: Farmers In Ghana’s Top Producing Region Count Losses
Ghana Cocoa Board has stepped up its cocoa rehabilitation programme in the Western North Region following the devastating effect of the cocoa swollen shoot virus disease (CSSVD).
The region had over 500,000 hectares of cocoa farms and…
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COCOBOD Steps Up Cocoa Farm Rehabilitation Programme In Western North
Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), has rolled out a cocoa rehabilitation programme of cocoa farms affected by the swollen shoot disease in the Western North Cocoa Region.
As part of the cocoa rehabilitation programme, COCOBOD has directed all…
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