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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.
Cocoa Farmers Petition COCOBOD To Assist Clamp Down Illegal Mining
Some lead cocoa farmers and opinion leaders from Asunafo-Abomosu, a cocoa farming community in the Atiwa West District of the Eastern Region have petitioned the Chief Executive of Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Mr Joseph Boahen Aidoo, to…
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10 Things To Know About Ghana’s Cocoa Management System
Ghana is the world's second-largest producer of cocoa beans, with average production of around 800,000 metric tonnes per annum.
Experts believe the West African nation has the potential to do more, but for some challenges militating…
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Nigeria To Invest N600 Billion In Food Security And Sustainability
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Alhaji Muhammad Sabo Nanono has revealed that the Federal Government has resolved to inject over N600 billion (US$1.5 billion) as stimulus-response into the agriculture sector,…
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Ghana and Ivory Coast Create Joint Body To Coordinate Cocoa Policies
The world’s two largest cocoa producers, Ghana and Ivory Coast, have created a joint body to improve coordination in research, price-setting and the fight against child labour, the Ivorian government said.
The two countries have…
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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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Ghana Agricultural Journalists To Launch Cocoa Advocacy Initiative
The Ghana Agricultural and Rural Development Journalists Association (GARDJA) is pleased to announce the rolling out of a new cocoa advocacy initiative aimed at helping create a sustainable cocoa value chain in Ghana.
In…
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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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Nestle Invests CHF 2.5 Million To Restore Ivory Coast’s Cavally Forest
Nestle has partnered with the government of Ivory Coast to protect and restore the Cavally forest reserve and enhance the resilience of local communities.
Nestle's CHF 2.5 million investment will finance efforts in partnership with the…
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NGO Coalition Pressure Ghana And Ivory Coast Over Cocoa Sustainability Action
NGO Coalition Pressure Ghana And Ivory Coast Over Cocoa Sustainability Action
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Hand Pollination – How Ghana Is Increasing Cocoa Productivity While Saving Forests
Ghana's cocoa sector is recovering steadily from the triple-headed problem of drought, disease and aged farms.
The challenge meant that in the past couple of years the second-largest cocoa producer nation in the world had struggled at…
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