Regulatory

Pilot registration for Ghana's Cocoa Farmers Pension Scheme is set to commence from Monday 30th August 2021. Public Affairs Manager for Ghana Cocoa Board, Fiifi Boafo, who made the disclosure also indicated the pilot phase of the scheme…
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The governments of Ghana and Ivory Coast are set to sign the Headquarters Agreement for the Cote d'Ivoire-Ghana Cocoa Initiative secretariat based in the Ghanaian capital, Accra. The Agreement to be signed in Accra, Thursday 5th August,…
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The president of Ghana, Nana Akufo-Addo, has appointed Mr Peter Mac Manu as the new Chairman of the Board of Directors of the country's cocoa regulator, COCOBOD. Mr Mac Manu replaces Mr Hackman Owusu Agyemang, who has chaired the body…
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Ghana Cocoa Board (Cocobod) has hinted of plans to introduce mini farm trucks to cocoa farmers to aid the carting of essential farm inputs between farms and the communities. The initiative is part of efforts by the Ghanaian cocoa sector…
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Ghana's cocoa farmers pension scheme is said to commence operations by October 2021 with the onboarding of some 1.5 million farmers. The National Pensions Regulatory Authority (NPRA) says it has been working at the modalities for…
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Ghana's Minister for Food and Agriculture, Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto, has been elected the first Chairman of the Steering Committee of the Cote d'Ivoire-Ghana Cocoa Initiative (ICCIG). Dr Akoto's election marks an important step in…
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Ghana's record cocoa production in a decade has necessitated additional borrowing from the domestic market to finance purchases. As of June 3 2021, the world's second-largest cocoa producer had recorded 965,493 metric tonnes in cocoa…
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Officials of Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) and Côte d'Ivoire's Conseil Cafe Cacao (CCC) are locked in a crunch meeting in the Ghanaian capital, Accra, over the implementation of the Living Income Differential (LID) for their cocoa farmers.…
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Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) in partnership with Fairtrade Africa has held a two-day training workshop for some staff of its Research Department on Fairtrade standards and sustainability. The training workshop sought to enhance the…
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The European Union is threatening to stop the purchase of cocoa from Ghana because of deforestation and child labour. The Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Cocoa Board in charge of Agronomy and Quality Control, Dr Emmanuel A.…
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