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Cote d’Ivoire-Ghana Cocoa Initiative Headquarters In Accra To Be Accorded Diplomatic Status
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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Peter Mac Manu Named New COCOBOD Board Chairman
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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COCOBOD To Introduce Mini Farm Trucks For Cocoa Farmers
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 To Enrol 1.5Million By October
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 Agric Minister Elected Chairman Of Ivory Coast-Ghana Cocoa Body
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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COCOBOD Turns To Domestic Borrowing To Pay Cocoa Farmers In Record Harvest
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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Ghana And Côte d’Ivoire Confer In Midterm Review of LID Implementation
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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COCOBOD Trains Staff To Monitor Cocoa Sustainability Programs
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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European Union Threatens To Boycott Ghana Cocoa Over Deforestation
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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Cocoa Farmers Get Only $1 As Daily Revenue From Their Production – Research
Research conducted by the Stanbic Bank Research Team has revealed that out of Ghana’s estimated production of 812,000 tons of cocoa beans, only 30 percent is processed locally although the country’s installed capacity for processing the…
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