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Sustainability category presents updates on sustainability efforts by governments, organisations and research institutions to ensuring cocoa is preserved, produced and consumed in a responsible manner.
Koa Cocoa Fruit Brand Attains B Corp Certification
Made in Ghana cocoa fruit beverage brand - Koa - has received key international recognition for its socially responsible business just five years after the establishment of its innovative cocoa fruit venture.
The Swiss-Ghanaian…
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Farmers Want Financial Institutions Mandated To Finance Agriculture
Cocoa farmers in Ghana have called on the government to mandate financial institutions to finance agriculture as part of their credit portfolio.
This they believe will enable them to access funds needed to increase output.
This call…
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Siapha Kamara: Cocoa Pricing Is A Human Rights Issue
The Chief Executive Officer of SEND Ghana, Siapha Kamara, has stated that pricing cocoa is a human rights issue.
Mr. Kamara was speaking at a two-day conference on Living Income and Human Rights in Ghana’s Cocoa Sector organized by SEND…
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Mondelez To Invest Extra $600 Million In Cocoa Sustainability
Chocolate giant, Mondelez International, is set to inject an additional $600 million into its cocoa sustainability programme, Cocoa Life, as it marks 10 years of the intervention.
"We are proud to announce the next phase of our Cocoa Life…
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Chris Vincent Confirmed As President Of World Cocoa Foundation
The World Cocoa Foundation has confirmed Chris Vincent as its substantive president, two months after serving in an acting position.
Vincent became interim president of the cocoa sustainability partnership organisation following the…
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Farmers, CSOs Endorse Ghana-Ivory Coast Boycott of WCF Brussels Meeting
Cocoa farmers and civil society organisations (CSOs) have jointly endorsed Ivory Coast and Ghana cocoa regulators' boycott of the World Cocoa Foundation partnership meeting in Brussels this week.
In a statement copied to Cocoa Post, the…
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Orange Cocoa Day 2022 Explores How To Promote Cocoa Sustainability
The Netherlands Embassy in Ghana has held the 2022 Orange Cocoa Day forum in Accra, bringing together key stakeholders to discuss topical issues in the sector.
The second edition which came off October 3, 2022, was on the theme…
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Mass Rollout Of Cocoa Farmers Pension Scheme Begins This Month
Ghana Cocoa Board (Cocobod) is set to begin the full-scale rollout of the Cocoa Farmers Pension Scheme effective this month, October 2022.
The Board Chairman of Cocobod, Peter Mac Manu, disclosed this at the 2022 Cocoa Day celebrations…
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Can Ghana’s Cocoa Sector Survive The Illegal Gold Mining Invasion?
The 62-year-old father of six says he has tasted real poverty producing cocoa and thus doesn't mind at this point cutting down "my own bona fide property" for galamsey money
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Cocoa Horizons Program To Cover More Regions In Nigeria
Barry Callebaut as part of its efforts to promote sustainable cocoa production has commenced a program intended to reward farmers who show a high level of commitment to supporting sustainable cocoa farming in Nigeria.
Under the program,…
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